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San Juan Range > Handies Peak > Grizzly Gulch
Grizzly Gulch
Route

Grizzly Gulch

 

Page Type: Route

Location: Colorado, United States, North America

Lat/Lon: 37.91310°N / 107.5039°W

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Route Type: Hike

Time Required: Most of a day

Difficulty: Walk-up, class 2

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Page By: Steven Cross

Created/Edited: Mar 29, 2001 / Oct 18, 2010

Object ID: 155444

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Table of Contents

Approach
Route Description
Essential Gear
Miscellaneous Info

Approach

From Silverton take rd 110 then take a right up Cinnamon Pass. Park at the Grizzly Gulch trailhead. From Lake City Drive up the American Basin to the Grizzly Gulch trailhead. Either way requires a 4WD.

Route Description

Climb 2 miles on the Grizzly Gulch trail to the tree line at 11,800 feet. Leave the trail, continue west into the upper basin and ascend northeast-facing slopes to a 13,460-foot saddle on Handies' north ridge. Climb up the ridge to the summit.

Essential Gear

none, just a good set of hiking boots, the terrain is very rocky

Miscellaneous Info

If you have information about this route that doesn't pertain to any of the other sections, please add it here.



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