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Monarch Pass Area Hiking
Monarch Pass is one of the high mountain passes in Colorado at 11,312ft elevation cutting through a section of the southern Sawatch Range. Accessible year-round (weather-permitting) via US Hwy 50 from Salida, CO to Gunnison, CO, there are numerous hiking opportunities in this area, including the Colorado Trail and the Continental Divide Trail, both of which cross over Highway 50 near the pass. South of the pass is the last stretch of the Sawatch Range containing many high peaks (such as Ouray Peak, a centennial 13er peak at 13,971ft elevation - just shy of being a 14er), accessible mainly from trailheads on the east side of the pass or from parking areas at Monarch Pass itself.
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Monarch Pass Area Hiking Trail and Map Finder
Area Hiking Trails: |
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1 - Agate Creek Trail #9484 - MOTORIZED |
2 - CDT Monarch Alt Trail |
3 - Colorado Trail #1776 - Segment 14 |
4 - Colorado Trail #1776 - Segment 15 |
5 - Colorado Trail #1776 - Segment 16 |
Area Hiking Trails: |
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1 - Agate Creek Trail #9484 - MOTORIZED |
2 - CDT Monarch Alt Trail |
3 - Colorado Trail #1776 - Segment 14 |
4 - Colorado Trail #1776 - Segment 15 |
5 - Colorado Trail #1776 - Segment 16 |
6 - Colorado Trail Spur Trail |
7 - Greens Creek Trail #1412 - MOTORIZED |
8 - Lime Creek Trail #9485 - MOTORIZED |
9 - Lime Ridge Trail #9624 |
10 - Little Cochetopa Trail #1409 |
11 - Pass Creek Trail #1411 - MOTORIZED |
12 - Rainbow Trail #1336 - MOTORIZED |
13 - Silver Creek Trail #1407 |
14 - Starvation Creek #1408 |
15 - Trail #9484.1A |
16 - Unknown Trail - Primitive |
17 - Unknown Trail Marshall Pass Area 1 |
18 - Waterdog Lakes Trail #1417 |
Area Trailheads: |
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1 - Agate Access Trail |
2 - Agate Creek Trail #9484 |
3 - CDT Monarch Pass to Hancock (CO Sec. 19) |
4 - CDT Trailhead |
5 - CT CDT Trailhead |
Area Trailheads: |
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1 - Agate Access Trail |
2 - Agate Creek Trail #9484 |
3 - CDT Monarch Pass to Hancock (CO Sec. 19) |
4 - CDT Trailhead |
5 - CT CDT Trailhead |
6 - Colorado Trail #1776 - Segment 14 |
7 - Colorado Trail Spur Trail |
8 - Greens Creek Trail #1412 |
9 - Little Cochetopa Trail #1409 |
10 - Marshall Pass Trailhead |
11 - Mears Junction Area Trailhead |
12 - Pass Creek Trail #1411 |
13 - Rainbow Trail #1336 - MOTORIZED |
14 - Silver Creek Trail #1407 |
15 - Starvation Creek #1408 |
16 - Starvation Creek #1408 |
17 - Waterdog Lakes Trail #1417 |
Area Campgrounds: |
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1 - Monarch Park Campground |
2 - O'Haver Lake Campground |
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