Millennia of erosion has transformed Mount Elbert into a gentle giant, offering several non-technical hikes to the top. The standard route most hikers use is the Mount Elbert Trail, located just ...

Like most exposed mountain hikes in Colorado, this trail requires an early start to avoid afternoon thunderstorms above the tree line section, even during summer. Mount Elbert is the highest peak ...

Mount Massive (14,421 feet) is north of Elbert. • Directions ... require technical climbing skills; others are long hikes with well-marked trails. All require stamina and a little bit of ...

In early August, on the shoulder of Colorado’s highest peak, 14,439-foot Mount Elbert ... still call it night, hiking the remote Black Cloud Trail that leads to Elbert’s southeast ridge.