Brainard Lake Recreation Area: Mt. Audubon, Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, Colorado
Brainard Lake Recreation Area: Mt. Audubon
Indian Peaks Wilderness Area
Mt. Audubon (13,223') is one of the tallest, most easily accessible summits in the Indian Peaks Wilderness. Views from the top are incredible, offering a 360 degree panorama of the Rocky Mountains and Continental Divide. Longs Peak, the highest mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park can be seen from the trail, as can the southern Indian Peaks and eventually Lake Granby on the western slope of the rockies.
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The trail climbs quickly, providing wide views of the Brainard Lake area.
The trail breaks treeline within the first mile, leaving hikers highly exposed to afternoon storms
Mt Audubon, Little Blue Lake (left) and Blue Lake (right) seen from Pawnee Peak
Ptarmigan foraging off trail in the alpine
Looking north along the Continental Divide from Mt Audubon
Looking down on Upper Coney Lake from Mt Audubon
Looking south at Pawnee, Navajo, Apache and Shoshoni peaks
Lake Granby (upper center) visible across the divide from Mt Audubon
Magnificent panoramas extend in every direction
A brief reprieve after two miles along this level alpine bench
Late summer wildflowers dot the expansive tundra beneath Mt Audubon
Views east from the base of Mt. Audubon's summit
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