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St Mary's GlacierSt. Mary's Glacier is just outside of Idaho Springs, making it perfect for a day trip. Enjoy the St. Mary's Glacier hike, fresh air, and beautiful scenery. Enjoy this 3.9-km out-and-back trail near Idaho Springs, Colorado. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 1 h 46 min to complete. If you walk around St. Mary’s lake then hike up the glacier, you will gain incredible views of the Rocky Mountains to the west.
St. Mary's GlacierSt. Mary's Glacier is a hike with stunning views of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, a beautiful lake, and, of course, the glacier. The nearest community is the unincorporated Alice, Colorado and is accessible via a 1.5 mile hike from a parking lot in Alice. Along the trail, there are also plenty of opportunities for photos – this hike is totally Instagram-able. Here’s your guide to everything and anything relating to the St. Mary’s Glacier hike!
Fall River ReservoirA beautiful reservoir located in the heart of Clear creek county and is set in a beautiful location which is accurate for so many leisure activities and also there are so many things to see and do. The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail cross the road and provided hiking access north to James Peak Wilderness and southeast access to Bill Moore Lake and Breckinridge Peak.
James PeakJames Peak is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The summit is the tripoint of Clear Creek, Gilpin, and Grand counties. The peak is the highest point in Gilpin County and the James Peak Wilderness. The steep, sheer walls of the east face, offer multiple technical couloirs for snow climbers, skiers, and snowboarders.
Chinns LakeChinns Lake is a fun and easy trail with great camping on the water, hiking and fishing all within an hour or so drive of Denver, Colorado. This is a popular trail for fishing, hiking, and mountain biking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The best times to visit this trail are June through September. Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash.
Mount BancroftMount Bancroft is a 12044 feet peak in Grand and Clear Creek counties. It is located west of the town of Empire. Below the summit is Lake Caroline, named for his granddaughter, Caroline Bancroft. A good trekking destinatination and also there are so many things to see and do.
Slater LakeSlater Lake is a 5 acre lake located in Lincoln County. It has a maximum depth of 16 feet. a popular fishing location and also there are so many things to see and do.
Rogers Pass TrailThe Rogers Pass Trailhead is a high elevation, minor trailhead located in the James Peak Protection Area. The trailhead is located next to the Rifle-sight Trestle on the historic Moffat Railroad. There is parking for 3 or 4 vehicles.
Parry PeakParry Peak is the highest peak of the James Group of the Front Range of Colorado. The peak is on the continental divide southeast of Winter Park in the Arapahoe National Forest. The name honors Charles Christopher Parry, a botanist who made extensive studies of the Colorado mountain flora in the 1860s. It is one of the 637 thirteeners in the state of Colorado and lies along the Continental Divide Trail.
James Peak WildernessThe James Peak Wilderness encompasses 14,000 acres on the east side of the Continental Divide in Boulder, Gilpin, and Clear Creek Counties of Colorado.The wilderness is named after its second tallest mountain, 13,294-foot James Peak. Peaks can be summited via easy hikes, or more adventuresome 5+ climbs. During the winter many of the summits can be climbed and then ski or boarded down.
Bill Moore LakeBill Moore Lake is a beautiful alpine lake at an elevation of 3.465m above the sea level, located in Clear Creek County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.Tucked away in the Arapaho National Forest and surrounded by groves of aspen and pine, the road to the summit is totally unpaved, very rocky and steep.
Mount EvaMount Eva lies in the James Peak Wilderness area, about a mile south from Parry Peak. It connects to Parry by a ridge that is nearly flat on the west side and drops off on the east. Both of these peaks straddle the Grand / Clear Creek county line and the Continental Divide. The peak was named for Eva Parry, the wife of Dr. Charles Parry, who named several Front Range mountains after his friends and family.
Central City Opera HouseThis is the fifth oldest professional opera company in the country and is renowned for exquisite world-class productions, a robust young artist training program, creative education activities and community engagement. It has offered operatic and theatrical productions that drew prominent actors and performers in the late 19th-century, and in the early 20th-century it was a motion picture theatre.
Teller HouseTeller House is a historic hotel in Central City, Colorado. Built in 1872, the building now serves as a restaurant.The bar at the Teller House is well known for the "Face on the Barroom Floor," a painting of a woman's face on the wooden floor, done in 1936 by local artist Herndon Davis, as a joke after being fired by the Teller House.
Arapaho LakesArapaho Lakes is a physical feature lake in Gilpin County. It is one of the iconic attraction nestled between beautiful mountains and also it is a good trekking destination and also there is somnay things to see and do.
Mount FloraMt Flora is located 3.2 miles from Berthoud Pass along the Continental Divide Trail. It stands high over Ethel Lake and the Mad Creek drainage with exceptional views in all directions. Even though the hikes to the peak are short, the views are spectacular, and the peaks rise well above the timberline. This and the surrounding peaks are great for winter climbs as well as the trailhead at Berthoud Pass is open year round
Phoenix Gold MineThe Phoenix Gold Mine is an authentic trip into Colorado mining history. This is a working gold and silver mine owned and operated by third-generation hard-rock miner Alvin "Al" Mosch. As we found out, the mine's temperature hovers between 42 and 54 degrees F. year round, so it's good to wear a jacket no matter what month you arrive. Miners still push tons of gold and silver ore along the narrow-gauge rails in small underground ore cars, just as they did 150 years ago.
Black HawkThe historic City of Black Hawk is a home rule municipality located in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 127 at the 2020 United States Census, making Black Hawk the least populous city in Colorado. The tiny city is a historic mining settlement founded in 1859 during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. Black Hawk is now a part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.
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Yankee HillYankee Hill is a mountain in the Front Range in United States. The prominence is 41m/135ft. It is one of the iconic attraction in this area and also there is so challenging trek route too.