| Chief Mountain Winter Hike |
| Chief Mountain summit is at 11,729 feet. This was a 963 foot vertical climb and a 3.1 mile roundtrip expedition. This has been hiked many times even in the dead of winter. This hike is done mostly for the view of the Continental Divide. All photos are from 01/30/2009 unless otherwise noted. |
| The snow was over 2 feet deep on the trail below treeline. |
| The summit of Chief Mountain on 01/30/09 |
| Mt. Evans to the South. |
| Indian Peak Wilderness Hikes to the North. |
| Above treeline for the most part we lost the snow. |
| Climbing a mountain that has a summit above treeline in the winter is an adventure. (large) |
| The Continental Divide Hikes of James Peak/Loch Lomond Lake to the West. |
| Echo Mountain Ski Resort near Chief Mountain. |
| At the summit the wind creates beautiful snow patterns. |
| Panoramic from Grays Peak to Longs Peak. (large) 10/22/2013 |
| The summit of Chief Mountain on 05/14/15 |
| Grays and Tories Peaks |
| Mountain on the right is James Peak |
| South Arapaho Peak |
| Panoramic from Mt Evans to James Peak. (large) 5/14/2015 |
| Snowshoes needed on May 14, 2015 |
| The 5' hiking stick is buried in the deep snow. |
| The following photos were taken on May 14, 2015. The snow was at record depth. Snowshoes were needed every step of the way. |
| Panoramic of the entire Continental divide from Mt. Evans to Longs Peak. (large) 05/14/2015 |
| The summit of Chief Mountain at 11,729 feet on 01/15/15 |
| Mt Evans between Chief Mt's peaks. |
