Mount Bross (14,172 feet), Mosquito Range, Colorado

Via West Slopes from Kite Lake

Rank in Colorado: 22

Trailhead Elevation: 12,000 feet; Elevation Gain: 2,172 feet; 3.8 miles round trip

July 21, 2006

*American Pikas live in rocky areas and boulder covered hills at elevations above 8,000 feet. They are between 6 and 8 inches long and weigh about 6 ounces. They spend most of the day gathering food, guarding their territory and sunning themselves on a favorite 'lookout rock'. Pikas remain active all year and do not hibernate. They rely on haystacks of plants, which they build throughout the summer in their tunnels to get them through winter months.

01Sunrise	02Clouds at sunrise	03Climbing Mount Bross	04Mount Democrat	05Climbing up
06Looking down to Kite Lake	07The way up	08On the way up	09Old mine	10Mount Democrat
11Mt. of the Holy Cross in distance	12a-Clouds are rolling in at 8 am	12b-GPS beta on top	13On broad summit of Mt. Bross	14On top of Mt. Bross
15On top of Mt. Bross	16On top of Mt. Bross	17View of Cameron and Lincoln	18Close-up of Lincoln in clouds	19More vistas from the summit
20Mt. Democrat peeking out	21Mt. Democrat in clouds	22Time to head down	23The way down	24Vistas
25Low clouds	26On the way down	27Descending	28Vistas	29Vistas
30Low clouds	31Mt. Democrat	32Democrat in clouds	33Democrat in clouds	34Look back at the trail to ridge
35Descending	36Vistas	37Mt. Democrat	38Descending	39Kite Lake and Democrat
40Kite Lake	41View of route to Democrat saddle	42Senecio	43Descending	44On the trail
45On the trail	46Alpine Thistles	47Alpine Thistle	48Pika habitat	49They are so tiny
50Pika	51Pika	52Pika	53Pika	54Pika