La Plata Southwest Ridge Trail

Climbing Routes

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La Plata Summit, June 2009 (Copyright © Bigfoot 2009)

38.99° N 106.47° W

Less popular then the Northwest ridge trail, the Southwest Ridge route provides an excellent route to the top of La Plata. Depending on where you park this is about an 8 mi round trip with 3,700’ elevation gain one way.
There is water along the way and back country camping options.

Highlights

Class 2 hike and scramble to the 5th highest peak in Colorado.

Type

Hike

Difficulty

Class 2

Protection

n/a

Exposure

Little

Rock Quality

Some scree, some boulder

Length Of Rope

n/a

Average Climb Time

3-4 hours each way

Scenery

Awesome

Access

From Winfield NOTE Watch for the turn at old hostoric Winfield, You need to take a Right at the Winfield Historic Sign!

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