Uncompahgre Peak (14,309 feet), San Juans' Highest Point, Colorado

Via South Ridge from Nellie Creek

Rank in Colorado: 6

Trailhead Elevation: 11,400 feet; Elevation Gain: 3,000 feet; 7 miles round trip

July 12, 2006

*Uncompahgre is a Native American word of the Ute Nation and it means "hot-water spring".

01On route to trailhead	02Creek crossing	03Trailhead	04Hiking in the moonlight	05Before the sunrise
06Sun is about to rise	07Sunrise	08Sunrise	09Sunrise	10Sunrise scenery
11Sunrise scenery	12Clouds at sunrise	13Sunrise scenery	14Sunrise scenery	15On the way up
16On the way up	17Silky Phacelia	18The saddle	19The trail up	20On the trail
21On the trail	22Look back at the trail	23Vistas	24Vistas	25Vistas
26Looking back	27Alpine Avens	28Pika	29On the trail	30Looking down
31Looking back	32On the trail	33Vistas	34Close-up of Wetterhorn	35Vistas
36Vistas	37Vistas	38Close-up	39The trail	40On the trail
41Uncompahgre shadow and vistas	42On route to the summit	43On route to the summit	44On route to the summit	45On the trail
46Vistas along the trail	47Summit	48On the summit	49On the summit	50Summit
51Us on top of Uncompahgre	52The North Face of Uncompahgre	53Looking down	54View from the summit	55View from the summit
56View from the summit	57View from the summit	58View from the summit	59Wetterhorn Peak	60Wetterhorn Peak
61Hadrian resting on the summit	62Close-up	63Brown-Capped Rosy-Finch	64Finch taking off from the summit	65Chipmunk
66GPS beta on top	67More vistas	68Vistas	69Marmot on the trail	70Marmot
71Marmot	72Marmot	73Marmot	74Sky-Pilots	75Alpine Sunflowers