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Ptarmigan Peak
Mountain/Rock
Ptarmigan Peak 

Page Type: Mountain/Rock

Location: Colorado, United States, North America

Lat/Lon: 39.15000°N / 106.175°W

County: Park

Activities: Hiking, Mountaineering

Season: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Elevation: 13738 ft / 4187 m

 

Page By: mdavenport2

Created/Edited: Feb 26, 2009 / Feb 26, 2009

Object ID: 493359

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Table of Contents

Overview

Getting There

Red Tape

Camping

External Links

Images

Overview

Ptarmigan Peak is in the Mosquito Range in Colorado a little over 7.5 miles south of the 14er Mount Sherman. Ptarmigan Peak is best climbed from Weston Pass but may also be reached from the north via Horseshoe Mountain.

Getting There

Take Hwy 285 south from Fairplay and go west on the Weston Pass Road to the summit of Weston Pass. Park at the pass and climb the slope to the northeast to the saddle between Ptarmigan Peak and Weston Peak. Continue north from the saddle to the summit.

Red Tape

None.

Camping

Camp at the Weston Pass campground about 4.5 miles southeast of Weston Pass on the Weston Pass road.

External Links

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Images




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