| Mt. Evans Hikes |
| This hike is from Summit Lake to the summit of Mt. Evans. It is from 12,920 to 14,279 feet for a vertical climb of 1,359 feet. The hike is a total of 3.51 miles. |
| Echo Lake located 10 miles from the summit of Mt. Evans. |
| The ridge we need to climb to get to the summit of Mt. Evans. |
| We encounter Mountain Goats. |
| Mt. Bierstadt and the Sawtooth ridge to the southwest. Note the hawk which is also in the next photo. The "Perch" is on the right side of the photo. |
| The trailhead at Summit Lake with a start of 12,920 feet altitude. |
| Upper and Lower Chicago Lakes. See the Chicago Lake hike. |
| The ridge passes an almost permanent snowfield. |
| The parking lot at the summit of Mt. Evans. |
| On the summit of Mt. Evans. |
| Mt. Evans from the east from Mt Falcon 6/1/2014 |
| A slight detour brings you to the "Perch" overlooking Sawtooth. |
| Our hike to the summit on 8/28/2015 from the summit parking lot. |
| Joanne begins the hike to the summit of Mt. Evans. |
| The parking lot at the summit of Mt. Evans. |
| At over 14,000' there is not much air! |
| The trail zig-zags to give us a easy sloped trail. |
| Summit Lake from the summit. |
| The ridge approaching the summit. Note the hiker. |
| At the summit of Mt. Evans. |
| Geological marker at the summit of Mt. Evans. |
| Panoramic of Mt. Bierstadt and Abyss Lake from Mt. Evans. |
| The sign at Echo Lake marking the start of the road to the summit. |
| Mt. Evans from the north, from Gray Wolf Mountain 8/18/2014 |
| The start of the trail to the summit. |
| At the summit it is very thin heights for the birds. |
| Summit Lake from the summit of Mt. Evans. |
| Mt. Evans from the west from Square Top Mountain 10/5/2010 |
| We had another Mountain Goats encounter. |
| At Summit Lake on Mt. Evans |
| Summit Lake |
| Rocky Mountain Bighorn |
| Near the summit of Mt. Evans |
| Hiking to the summit of Mt. Evans |
| At the summit of Mt. Evans |
| The wind catches last years wool on a Mountain Goat. |
| At Echo Lake marking the start of the road to the summit. |
| Mt. Evans from the south from Mt Epaulet. 7/18/2013 |
| Mt. Evans from Summit Lake 7/2/2017 |
| Our hike to the summit on 7/17/2016 from the summit parking lot. |
| Our hike to the summit on 8/09/2018 from the summit parking lot. |
| Richard at the summit of Mt. Evans. |
| Rocky Mountain Bighorn |
| Richard at the crevis of the valley of Chicago Lakes |