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Colorado Three Peaks Journey
The Sawatch Range brings together some of Colorado's most recognisable high summits around Leadville and Twin Lakes.
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Leadville and Twin Lakes sit beneath some of the most recognisable summits in Colorado's Sawatch Range. Mount Elbert, Mount Massive and La Plata Peak are close enough to share a clear regional identity, while remaining substantial mountains in their own right. Their position makes this a focused central Colorado mountain enquiry.
Elbert and Massive dominate the country west of the upper Arkansas River, with La Plata farther south near the approach to Independence Pass. The grouping keeps attention on the Sawatch rather than mixing distant Colorado ranges. High valleys, forested lower slopes and broad exposed uplands are the landscape themes connecting these names, with separate mountain days and an appropriate overall pace to be considered during planning.
The mountains
The three summits
Mount Elbert
Colorado's state highpoint above the upper Arkansas valley.
Mount Massive
The broad mountain massif immediately northwest of Mount Elbert.
La Plata Peak
A Sawatch summit south of the Elbert and Massive group.
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