Bottle Peak and Ptarmigan Loop

Trip

Hiking – Bottle Peak

Hike up the road/ Bottle Peak trail to the saddle between Byers and Bottle Peaks, follow trail to Bottle Peak and return

  • Thu, Sep 5, 2024
  • Denver
  • Hiking
  • Adults
  • Moderate
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 6.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 1,800 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 11,600 ft
  • Pace: slow to moderate

Meeting place and time
Leave from Wooly Mammoth lot section HH at 8am. Driving distance = 140 miles RT. Carpool = 140 x .30 = $42 per vehicle.

From the trailhead at 9800’ near Fraser, we will head up the road/ Bottle Peak trail to 11,100’ above the saddle between Byers and Bottle Peaks, and follow the trail to Bottle Peak (11581’), and return by the same route.
Byers Peak Wilderness - Limit 12 on trip
Social stop at Tommyknockers in Idaho Springs apre hike. Leader = Norm Arlt, 303-437-3968.

Route/Place

Bottle Peak and Ptarmigan Loop


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