Capitol Peak is a 15.1 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Snowmass Village, Colorado that features a lake and is only recommended for very experienced adventurers. The …

Shapley and majestic, Capitol Peak is my favorite 14er in Colorado. It is located in the rugged Elk Mountains and the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area. Among the most beautiful of the …

Capitol Peak is notorious among the Colorado fourteeners for being the most difficult of the fifty-eight peaks to ascend. The challenges on this mountain abound. There’s a long, 8.5 mile …

Proceed cautiously on this 15.9-mile out-and-back trail near Snowmass Village, Colorado. Generally considered a highly challenging route, it should only be attempted by experienced …

The creek trail has long been the standard way to approach Capitol, but the ditch trail has become more popular because it avoids the elevation loss and regain required on the creek trail. This …

Capitol Peak is one of the most difficult fourteeners in Colorado and has an elevation of 14,131 feet. It requires 5,032 feet of elevation gain on an out-and-back trail that is 15.9 miles. The …

Jan 18, 2003 · Capitol Peak is one of the most challenging fourteeners in Colorado, and yields some good technical routes including the Northwest Ridge. Standing at 14,130', it is one of the …

Capitol Peak is a 14,130 foot mountain in the Elk Range of Colorado most well known for its difficult and dangerous ridge and knife edge of class 4 hiking. Below we will cover each of the …

May 24, 2019 · Capitol Peak, considered one of Colorado’s most difficult Fourteeners, is an impressive mountain, much more so than anthill peaks like Mount Sherman on the Front …

The Capitol Peak Hike is a rugged and extremely difficult hiking route in the Elk mountains of Colorado that will take you up to the summit of the toughest fourteener in the state. While out …