Evans, youll likely want to go ahead and include Spalding and its a very short hike from Summit Lake. Visit the following link for additional Forest Service information: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/arp/recarea/?recid=28422. Head up the steepening slope to an unnamed pond at 11,860 ft. that's just east of Forest Boundary line on the USGS map.

Nevertheless it is clearly there and is used by many who choose to ascend Mt. For more information on Mount Evans Road, visit the website. The top of the Mount Evans Road, Pikes Peak Road, and Trail Ridge Road can get you even closer to high Front Range ski routes.
Evans, you'll likely want to go ahead and include Spalding and it's a very short hike from Summit Lake. The coordinates for the bottom of the rounded slope are: N 39° 36' 26.01  W 105° 38' 44.73", elev.

There is a local taxi service phone number below in the driving directions for hikers! Evans Road and continue west to the SW corner of Echo Lake where the Trail #52 (Chicago Lakes) will then head south. There should be no interruption in service. 1a - Sunrise Couloir (D15): This is a popular mountaineering climb and ski descent that is skiable in the late spring all the way into the summer. The Mount Evans Road is closed in the fall, winter, and spring and is normally open Memorial Day to early October.

To reach the Summit Lake Trailhead, drive 9.5 miles from Echo Lake on the Mount Evans Road (Highway 5) to Summit Lake. This approach to Spalding/Gray Wolf would therefore be best suited to older teens who have experience on such terrain. You may have to dig through portions of it to access the summit, or build a ledge below it to strap on your skis for the descent. All of the routes on this face have sustained exposure to large cornices and as a result are difficult to exit.

The Northeast Cirque above the Chicago Lakes is shared with Gray Wolf Mountain and forms one of the densest collections of couloirs on the Front Range. Be prepared for a vertical exit. All are fee-based and have vault toilets. See the Echo Lake trailhead information for camping beta at the Echo Lake campground. The rugged headwall presents several couloirs as a possible escape.

This road is .6 mile from the SH103/SH5 intersection. Evans that rises less then 300 feet from the saddle that connects it to Evans. Near 13,300', climb back toward the ridge crest - 7. Evans. There are 17 sites total with 10 suitable for RV's, but no hookups. If you have not donated to the cause before, we still have a ways to go to meet the cost of this migration. National Forest campgrounds on the Georgetown side include: Clear Lake and Silver Lake.

Walk steeply up the lower rounded cone of this slope for several hundred feet before you are forced into the couloir.

The top of the couloir intersects the Spalding east ridge.

We believe this is the same couloir that Roach describes in "Colorado's Thirteeners" and has provided the name of "Windy City."

Continue up into the broad basin which holds the north fork of Scott Gomer Creek. The climb is very steep, and a large cornice guards the entire top of the wide chute. It's a half mile to the reservoir dam.

Nevertheless, if youre cleaning out 13er summits around Mt.

There is a clear trail leading to the summit of Spalding.

A nice bike lane has been added to the older, more narrow portion of the road that has helped to alleviate some of the dangers posed by such a multiple use road.

In addition, there's a much more interesting and "sporting" route for Spalding/Gray Wolf that involves a hike into a more isolated valley with some beautiful lakes to enjoy and the climb out of that valley can involve at least some brief Class 3 scrambling.
The road to Summit Lake may be open earlier and close later than the final stretch to the summit. Nevertheless, if youre cleaning out 13er summits around Mt. Drive north for 12 miles to the pass and park where you find room.

Evans, youll likely want to go ahead and include Spalding and its a very short hike from Summit Lake. Bierstadt on the east side of the road.