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Elbert Creek Campground

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🏞️ Attractions

Emerald LakeAttractions0.9 km · ~11 min walkDirections ↗
Mount Elbert (4,401 m)
Mount Elbert (4,401 m)Summits & peaks

Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America. With an elevation of 14,440 ft (4,400 m), it is also the highest point in the U.S. state of Colorado and the second-highest summit in the contiguous United States after Mount Whitney, which is slightly taller. The ultra-prominent fourteener is the highest peak in the Sawatch Range, as well as the highest point in the entir

3.1 km · ~10 min driveDirections ↗
French Mountain (4,234 m)
French Mountain (4,234 m)Summits & peaks

mountain in United States of America

4.6 km · ~14 min driveDirections ↗
North Halfmoon Lakes TrailheadTrails & trailheads4.7 km · ~15 min driveDirections ↗
Lower Lake OverlookAttractions4.7 km · ~15 min driveDirections ↗
Mount Massive Wilderness
Mount Massive WildernessParks & play

The Mount Massive Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area in the Sawatch Range, located in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is operated jointly by the United States Forest Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the San Isabel National Forest and the Leadville National Fish Hatchery. It is 30,540 acres (123.6 km2) in size, with 27,980 acres (113.2 km2) in San Isabel Nationa

4.7 km · ~15 min driveDirections ↗
Leadville National Fish Hatchery
Leadville National Fish HatcheryParks & play13 km · ~30 min driveDirections ↗
Native Lake TrailheadTrails & trailheads26.8 km · ~110 min driveDirections ↗
Mount Elbert Picnic AreaAttractions37 km · ~51 min driveDirections ↗
Mount Elbert TrailheadTrails & trailheads41.2 km · ~69 min driveDirections ↗
Mount Cosgriff (4,135 m)Summits & peaks46.4 km · ~58 min driveDirections ↗
Hunter–Fryingpan WildernessParks & play178.6 km · ~252 min driveDirections ↗

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Elbert Creek Campground is operated by USFS.

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