Mount Rosa (Colorado)
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Mont Rosa is a mountain
in the Front Range
of the Rocky Mountains
, 9 mi (14 km) southwest of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado
, in Teller County in the United States of America. Mt. Rosa is part of the Pikes Peak
Massif, standing at 11499 ft (3,505 m) above sea level. Mt. Rosa rises 5475 ft (1,669 m) above downtown Colorado Springs and is among the taller summits on the city's skyline.
Hikers may access Mt. Rosa and its summit by way of several hiking trails in the area. The most common route is the Frosty Park Route, and may accessed by taking Old Stage/Gold Camp Road (which begins in the Broadmoor neighborhood) about 12.5 miles west until Forest Road 379 is reached. FR 379 is a rough 4wd road and should only be driven using a vehicle that has both 4wd and high clearance, (there's one stream crossing near the beginning of the road which may have a substantial amount of water in it, depending on the season). Take FR 379 for about 1.5 miles until you reach a large clearing on the western flank on Mt. Rosa. Park here, and hike along the unnamed trail to the right of the clearing until you reach trail 672. Follow trail 672 up the western flank of Mt. Rosa until it tops out on the windswept, north ridge. Take the trail that follows the ridge up and south to Mt. Rosa's summit, (if you continue, you'll head down the eastern flank of Mt. Rosa and into Buffalo Canyon). Follow this trail for about half a mile until you reach the summit of Mt. Rosa.
Mountain
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in the Front Range
Front Range
The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across...
of the Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
, 9 mi (14 km) southwest of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
, in Teller County in the United States of America. Mt. Rosa is part of the Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak is a mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County in the United States of America....
Massif, standing at 11499 ft (3,505 m) above sea level. Mt. Rosa rises 5475 ft (1,669 m) above downtown Colorado Springs and is among the taller summits on the city's skyline.
Hikers may access Mt. Rosa and its summit by way of several hiking trails in the area. The most common route is the Frosty Park Route, and may accessed by taking Old Stage/Gold Camp Road (which begins in the Broadmoor neighborhood) about 12.5 miles west until Forest Road 379 is reached. FR 379 is a rough 4wd road and should only be driven using a vehicle that has both 4wd and high clearance, (there's one stream crossing near the beginning of the road which may have a substantial amount of water in it, depending on the season). Take FR 379 for about 1.5 miles until you reach a large clearing on the western flank on Mt. Rosa. Park here, and hike along the unnamed trail to the right of the clearing until you reach trail 672. Follow trail 672 up the western flank of Mt. Rosa until it tops out on the windswept, north ridge. Take the trail that follows the ridge up and south to Mt. Rosa's summit, (if you continue, you'll head down the eastern flank of Mt. Rosa and into Buffalo Canyon). Follow this trail for about half a mile until you reach the summit of Mt. Rosa.