Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Keyhole: Scramble, class 3 [ 4 ] Longs Peak is a high and prominent mountain in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,259-foot (4346 m) fourteener is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 9.6 miles (15.5 km) southwest by south (bearing 209°) of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States.
The Diamond (Longs Peak) Coordinates: 40°15′14″N 105°36′43″W. East face of Longs Peak, also known as the Diamond. The Diamond is the sheer and prominent east face of Longs Peak and named for the shape of the cliff. The face has a vertical gain of more than 900 feet (270 m) all above an elevation of 13,000 feet (4,000 m).
December 24, 1992. The Agnes Vaille Shelter is a beehive-shaped stone shelter along E. Longs Peak Trail near the summit of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. The first shelter was built in 1927 by the National Park Service after a number of climbers died ascending Longs Peak. The shelter was named for Agnes Vaille, who ...
Longs Peak and Upper Beaver Meadows, in the foreground. Courtesy of Rocky Mountain National Park. Upper Beaver Meadows is a montane meadow and visitor attraction in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. [1] The area is known as a good bird-watching spot and its trail leads to a number of other trails within the park.
The Dove. / 40.25889°N 105.61806°W / 40.25889; -105.61806. The Dove is a small cirque glacier or perennial snowfield located in Rocky Mountain National Park in the U.S. state of Colorado. [ 2] The Dove is on the north slope of Longs Peak and near The Keyhole, which is along a popular climbing route to the summit.
The East Longs Peak Trail, Longs Peak Trail, Keyhole Route or Shelf Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its significance in the early recreational development of the park. The trail was laid out in 1878 by Reverend Elkanah Lamb, long before the designation of the region as parkland.
Near McHenrys Peak and Longs Peak, [1] there are "spectacular views" of the Continental Divide at the lake. [3] The Bierstadt Lake Trailhead is located about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) from the turn-off at U.S. Route 36 into the Rocky Mountain National Park. During the summer, shuttle buses provide transportation to the trailhead. [3] [4]
Casual Route. Casual Route. East face of Longs Peak, also known as the Diamond. Location. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Coordinates. 40°15′17″N 105°36′55″W / . 40.25470°N 105.6153°W. / 40.25470; -105.6153.