Page Type:
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Mountain/Rock |
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Lat/Lon:
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40.70029°N / 106.48619°W |
County:
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Jackson |
Activities:
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Scrambling |
Season:
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Spring, Summer |
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Elevation:
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9307 ft / 2837 m |
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Overview
Delaney Butte is located in the Delaney Butte State Wildlife Area just east of the Park Range, in north central Colorado. While it is not a major peak, it is a distinct landmark and it’s 1,057 feet of prominence offers 360 degree vistas of North Park and the ranges that surround it: the Park Range, the southern end of the Sierra Madre Range, the entire Medicine Bow Range, the Never Summer Range, the Rabbit Ears Range and far to the south, the Gore Range.
The Butte in Fall
South Delaney sunset
Medicine Bow and Never Summer Ranges over South Delaney
Delaney Butte from Jackson County Rd 18, looking west with the Park Range behindClimbing Info
Routes:
North Ridge
Path of bowling ballsPretty straightforward-North ridge from the saddle at 8,900 ft. Easy walking Class 2, no trail to the saddle. Class 3 in spots up the north ridge with scrambling over bowling ball size rocks to the 9,307 ft summit.
South ridge looks a little longer but doable.
The summit with the northern portion of the Park Range beyond
Sheep Mountain from the north ridge
North Ridge routeNorth ridge from the western shore of the South lake-1.6 miles to the summit with 1,200 feet of elevation gain.
Getting there
North ParkCamping & Services
Aspen Grove on the lower slopes of the ButteServices: Most basic services available in Walden, approx. 11 miles east.
Red Tape
NoneLinks
Delaney Butte State Wildlife AreaPark Range
Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area
Medicine Bow-Routt NF