Maroon Bells

Photo of Maroon Bells

Photo by Steve Shivers

Details

Elevation (feet): 14156
Elevation (meters): 4315
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Range/Region: Rocky Mountains
Range/Region: Elk Range Area
State: Colorado
Latitude: 39.0708
Longitude: -106.989
Difficulty: Scramble
Best months for climbing: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Year first climbed: 1890's
First successful climber(s): C. Wilson
Nearest major airport: Aspen, Colorado
Convenient Center: Aspen, Colorado

Description

Maroon Bells are sometimes counted as two peaks, Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak. The saddle that separates them, however, is only a 234 foot drop, so geologically this is actually a single mountain with twin peaks. In any case, the Maroon Bells are perhaps the most picturesque of Colorado's fourteeners, but they are also the most challenging, offering steep climbing on poor rock.

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