ラプラタ郡の絶景の山頂・トップ18

The view is mind-blowing! Stopp and enjoy it. It can't get any better than this.

The network of trails on Raider Ridge is rocky, dusty, and usually fairly steep. Hikers, trail runners, and mountain bikers frequent the ridge and this lookout, which peers over the city, Animas Mountain, and the Perins Peak Wildlife Area.

Hogsback is an easily recognizable peak from town. There is a distinctive ridge traveling up to the summit, and the trail itself is as steep as they come. It's easy to get "spooked" when it's time to head downhill because of how steep the slopes are off the sides of the trail. The lookout from the top is worth the efforts to get up and down, though.

The network of trails on Raider Ridge is rocky, dusty, and usually fairly steep. Hikers, trail runners, and mountain bikers frequent the ridge and this lookout, which peers over the city, Animas Mountain, and the Perins Peak Wildlife Area.

Baldy Mountain is a 9,874-foot peak in the San Juan Mountains just outside of Durango, Colorado. The mountain can be tackled from a couple different trailheads and is located at the end of a forest service road (the road is closed to motor vehicles). There are great views of the La Plata Mountains from the summit.

Gibbs is a great peak for those looking for a Colorado mountain experience with the inclusion of some fun class 2 scrambling. The upper quarter mile of "trail" involves some route finding and is steep enough to call for the use of hands at times. Once on the ridge to the 12,286-foot summit, you are rewarded with 360 degree views of the La Plata Mountains.

From the town of Durango, you can see Silver Mountain (12,496 feet) rising up with the other peaks making up the La Platas. The summit is pretty rocky but never requires more than class 2 travel. This summit is often combined with other peaks in the area since its ridges are connected to other accessible peaks.

At 12,285 feet, Deadwood Mountain is one of the most accessible peaks in the La Plata Mountains. Like most of the summits in the range, Deadwood Mountain is approached via an old, rocky mining road. Once you break treeline, the trail tuckers out, and you follow the ridge (with some evidence of a trail/path) to the top.