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Ranked in the top 100 summits of Colorado, Rio Grande Pyramid is a remote Class 2 rock pile with passenger car access and either a very long, round trip day hike or a short backpack that would allow time to pick up other 13er summits.
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Ancient, singular, and stoic, deep within the vast expanse of Colorado’s Weminuche Wilderness, the Rio Grande Pyramid stands as a solitary guardian. Colorado’s 97th highest mountain, and perhaps its most stately named, the Rio Grande Pyramid dominates its environs. Most of Colorado’s Centennial 13ers have at least one nearby 14er, but not RGP. If R...
Like the peak, the Window is also visible from the peaks to the west. The Window is a special place. It offers a unique view of the mighty Needles and Grenadiers to the west. Indeed, the Window is a seemingly timeless perch from which one can gaze out upon the vast, jagged sea of the central San Juans, a mountain range unlike any other in Colorado....
Trailhead at Thirty Mile Campground If coming from Creede, take State 149 south (toward Lake City) 19.3 miles to the Rio Grande Reservoir sign (Forest Rd. 520). Turn left onto Rd. 520 and go 0.5 miles to a "Y" intersection. Bear left onto a dirt road, staying on Rd. 520, and go 10.8 miles to campground sign. Left turn into campground, and cross the...
Rio Grande Pyramid is most easily climbed during the summer and fall months. A winter ascent would likely be an effort of somewhat epic proportions due to the long approach through the often deep San Juan snows. The normal route to the summit of RGP crosses avalanche terrain, and appropriate route changes would be necessary. As involved as a winter...
Before or after your Rio Grande Pyramid adventure, you can camp at the National Forest Service's Thirty Mile Campground located right at the trailhead of the Weminuche Trail. This is a fee campground. Thirty Mile Campground You can also camp nearly anywhere you would like in the Weminuche Wilderness which surrounds RGP. Camping is however prohibite...
Rio Grande Pyramid resides within the Weminuche Wilderness. The standard Wilderness Area regulations apply. Wilderness.net: Weminuche Wilderness US Forest Service Rio Grande National Forest1803 W. Highway 160 Monte Vista, CO 81144 Phone: 719-852-5941 Rio Grande National Forest Hinsdale County Sheriff's Office 311 N. Henson Lake City, CO 81235 Phone...
I'd like to dedicate this SummitPost mountain page to Aaron Johnson, it's former author and maintainer, who's writing on the earlier version of this page, and elsewhere on this website, helped inspire me to make the trip into the wilderness to climb the Rio Grande Pyramid, as well as a "Colorado Grand Tour" of sorts...once upon a time...during a sp...
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- 37.68000°N / 107.392°W
- Hinsdale
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Jun 12, 2024 · Rio Grande Pyramid is a 13er (Thirteener) located in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado.
Rio Grande Pyramid, elevation 13,827 feet, is a summit in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. The peak is in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan National Forest northeast of Durango .
Rio Grande Pyramid, elevation 13,827 feet, is a summit in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. The peak is in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan National Forest northeast of Durango.
Rio Grande Pyramid (13,821′) and The Window (13,000′) Distance: 24.5 miles (round-trip) Elevation Gain: 4,500 feet Class 2 August 3-4, 2019. Day 1 – Hunkering Down at Weminuche Pass The early-morning drive from South Fork through Creede to the Thirty Mile Campground was gorgeous.
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Hiking info, trail maps, and 3 trip reports from Rio Grande Pyramid (13,827 ft) in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.