In order to at least keep part of our trip, including a day hike to Uncompahgre Peak intact, we chose to drive around to the Big Blue Road and do an out-and-back trip. By then the fire was 40 percent ...

If you are going to climb a Colorado fourteener this summer, why not go big? At elevation 14,309 feet, Uncompahgre Peak is the highest point in the San Juan Mountains. The first recorded ascent was by ...

At first glance, the trek up Uncompahgre Peak seems to require ropes, helmets and extensive climbing experience, for its north face is flanked by a 700-foot cliff. But with 7 miles and 3,000 feet of ...

Uncompahgre Peak is a remarkable mountain. The way it is carved from many layers of rock, resulting in dramatic cliff faces, gives it the look of a ship's prow breaking over the top of a wave. Its ...

For some time now I’ve eyed a couple of peaks down in the San Juan Mountains, and last weekend I drove down there to hike them. I made it to the summit of one, but Mother Nature chased me off the ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -This year, the person who comes closest to predicting the date and time of the Uncompahgre River’s peak flow wins a prize package worth $1,228 through the Uncompahgre ...