Quandary Peak, Summit County - Eagle County - Clear Creek County, Colorado
Quandary Peak
Summit County - Eagle County - Clear Creek County
Quandary Peak is located 7.6 miles south of Breckenridge, Colorado in the Dillon Ranger District of the White River National Forest. Quandary Peak is the highest point in Colorado's Tenmile Range, and ranks 14th among the state’s fourteeners. It’s widely considered among the easiest fourteeners to reach, attributable to a modest distance and well built trail. Still, the 3,300’ climb in just 3.1 miles is no small task, and rocky terrain will challenge even the fittest hikers. Visitors will enjoy sensational panoramas from its summit that include peaks from the Mosquito, Gore, Holy Cross and Collegiate ranges.
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Views from atop Quandry Peak are amazing
Hikers make the difficult final push up the east ridge of Quandry Peak
Several alpine lakes rest in the basin adjacent to Quandry Peak
Above treeline - the path is comprised entirely of tundra and loose rock
Animal Tracking: watch for signs of Mountain Goat whose fur gets caught on krumholtz
A hiker navigates the summit of Quandry Peak - several rock shelters exist for wind protection
Quandry Peak - 14,265'
The trail starts out as a packed dirt path before rising above treeline
View from the summit of Quandry Peak - Colorado's 13th highest mountain
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