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Mountain Peaks

Molas Pass Wsa Wilderness Study Area

View on Grenadier Range

Mountain Peaks

Molas Pass Wsa Wilderness Study Area

View on Grenadier Range

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View on Grenadier Range

Name: View on Grenadier Range
Rating: 2

Recommended by 3 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: West Needles Contiguous Wilderness Study Area

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Location: Molas Pass Wsa Wilderness Study Area, San Juan County, Colorado, United States

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Best Hikes to View on Grenadier Range

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1. Animas River & Molas Lake — Silverton

13.0km

04:13

590m

Wilderness descent through wildflower meadows to meet historic trains at the Animas River.

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2. Vestal Basin via Colorado & Elk Creek Trail — Silverton

31.3km

10:43

1,620m

Colorado Trail descent through 30+ switchbacks to remote Vestal Basin beneath towering shark-fin peaks.

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Caro "Bandit"

June 25, 2020

This is a perfect spot for a picture postcard view of the Grenadier Range: You can see Garfield Peak, Greystone Peak, Electric Peak with Arrow Peak, Vestal Peak and Trinity Peaks in the background (from right). The Grenadiers and Needles are the only places in the San Juans where the basement rock withstood the range's period of vulcanism. The range was uplifted around 70 million years ago. During the San Juans' period of volcanic activity, nearly the entire surface was covered with layers of lava and ash flows, but the volcanic flows would only lap at the Grenadiers' feet.

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Elevation 2,840 m

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Location: Molas Pass Wsa Wilderness Study Area, San Juan County, Colorado, United States

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View on Grenadier Range

1. Animas River & Molas Lake — Silverton

2. Vestal Basin via Colorado & Elk Creek Trail — Silverton

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