Mountaineering in the Indian Peaks

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For much better details, track down a copy of Gerry Roach's climbing guide. I've recently heard it may be out of print. More info on Gerry's great guide book are on the bottom of this page.

South Arapahoe Peak (13,397ft)

S. Arapahoe Peak is usually reached by the 4th of July Trailhead by Buckingham Campground, out side of the town of Eldora. It's about a 2 mile hike into the basin at the bottom of South Face.

To see details of some of the routes on S. Arapahoe, go here.

Mt Neva (12,814ft)

Mt Neva is usually reached by the 4th of July Trailhead by Buckingham Campground, out side of the town of Eldora. It's about another mile up the trail past S. Arapahoe. Hike to Arapaho Pass, and then head south toward Lake Dorthy.

To see details of some of the routes on Mt Neva, go here.

Mt Jasper and Mt Neva

This is a view of Mt Jasper (on the left) and Mt Neva (on the right) from a ridge up above and east of Diamond Lake.

Mt Jasper (12,923ft)

This a a view of Mt. Jasper across Upper Diamond Lake. The other Diamond Lake is just out of the picture on the lower right.

To see details of some of the routes on Mt Jasper, go here.

Unknown Ridge #1 (12,047ft)

This is an unamed ridge that comes down off the Northeast side of Jasper. It's the obvious gully on the south side of the valley that you see hiking into Arapahoe Pass.

To see details of some of the routes on this unnamed ridge, go here.

James Peak (13,294ft)

This peak is just south of the Wilderness Area, and accessible from the East Portal Trailhead by the Moffat Tunnel, or from the kingston Peak trailhead.

To see details of some of the routes on eJames Peak, go here.

For a whole photographic trip report, go to this page.

Arapahoe Pass - Wheeler Basin

This is a view from Arapahoe Pass (11,906ft) of the west side of the Continental Divide looking across Wheeler Basin. In the distance are Mt. George, Mt. Apache, and Mt. Navajo.