(Keywords: Hiking, Climbing - Colorado)
Rocky Mountain National Park
Featuring: Mount Chiquita
Rocky
Mountain National Park straddles the Continental Divide, just west of Estes
Park, Colorado. Within the park, 60 peaks top-out above 12,000 feet, making
this a playground for hikers and climbers of all abilities.
Download this GPS Map to keep your bearings in this overwhelming terrain.
Mount Chiquita is considered a strenuous hike as it has a rise of 858 feet per mile. The portal is at 10,817 feet and the summit is at 13,072 feet. The hike to the saddle waypoint is maintained and easy to follow, the trail from the saddle to the summit of Chiquita is difficult to find and follow, almost a scramble at times. If you want to bag another peak prior to Chiquita follow the path from the saddle up to Mount Chapin 12,379.
For those of you who'd rather drive, Trail Ridge Road climes to 12,183 feet - the highest continuous paved road in the United States.
Click on the binoculars to see a screen shot of ExpertGPS displaying the hiking track to the summit of Mount Chiquita. whitney_expert.jpg (Approx. 149 KB) opens in a new window.
GPS Map
- Download the free GPS Map in GPS eXchange (.gpx) file format, which can be read and transferred to your GPS using free GPS software. (The .gpx file will appear in a new window where you can File > Save as... on your computer)
GPS Map Details
File Name: romo.gpx
File Size: 30 KB
Revised: 23 December 2004
Class A Data Hiking Track:
Class B Data Waypoints / Routes
Adventure Travel Tip
Afternoon thunderstorms are frequent in this park so it is important to remember to get off the summits prior to noon.
More Info
National Park Service Web Site
References
Special thanks to David (in photo, on the right) for providing Mount Chiquita trackpoints and descriptive text.
