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 ...

From our Uncompahgre camp we planned to hike five to six miles back down the trail. We had seen a great edge-of-the-woods camp on the way in and were aiming for that one. Back across Big Blue ...

From the Nellie Creek Trailhead, bear west on the Uncompahgre Peak Trail to the south ridge. Hike north to the summit. Descend the south ridge to elevation 13,440 feet.

Dark was falling, thunder was overhead and the trail was becoming less and less straightforward. Really, it was more of a faint suggestion than a trail. We knew better ...

HIKE THESE: Blue Lakes Trail, Ice Lake, Island Lake, Redcloud Peak, ... The San Juans are home to 13 of Colorado’s fourteeners, led by the 14,309-foot Uncompahgre Peak.

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 ...

The alarm beeped in my brain at 4 a.m., jolting me awake. The first thing I did was look out the window. Crap. I could hear the rain tapping outside even before I got a really good look at the clouds ...

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 ...

Getting there: From Lake City, head south on Gunnison Avenue toward Fourth Street. Then take an immediate right onto Second Street. After roughly 400 feet, take a left on North Bluff Street. From here ...