James Peak

Name: James Peak
Rating: 3.5

3.5 ( 4 )

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Trail

2.5 mile 4.0 kilometer point to point
Ascent
Intermediate

Elevation

Ascent: 1,866' 569 m
Descent: 0' 0 m
High: 13,251' 4,039 m
Low: 11,385' 3,470 m

Grade

Avg Slope: 14% (8°)
Max Slope: 37% (20°)

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Trail shared by Jacob Winey

Avalanche risk for May 19, 2019: Considerable

Dangerous avalanche conditions. Careful snowpack evaluation, cautious route-finding and conservative decision-making essential. Natural avalanches possible; human-triggered avalanches likely.

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Current ascent conditions

All Clear 54 days ago See History

Popular ski lines nearby

In the James Peak Cirque with Sky Pilot and Shooting Star (mostly hidden) above.

Shooting Star Couloir

0.3 mi 0.4 km • -991 ft Descent • -301.99 m Descent

Singletrack Winter Park, CO

( 1 )

We put in a little lower, but it looked like you could continue up a ways and still get great turns.

Arapaho Lakes

0.5 mi 0.8 km • -626 ft Descent • -190.73 m Descent

Singletrack Winter Park, CO

( 2 )

View of Parry Peak from the summit of the trail. Looking to the North (and slightly West), you can see the Cirque Trail at Winter Park.

Second Creek Skiing

0.6 mi 0.9 km • -558 ft Descent • -170.1 m Descent

Singletrack Winter Park, CO

( 3 )

6.3 Ski Run

1.8 mi 2.8 km • -1,745 ft Descent • -532.02 m Descent

Singletrack Winter Park, CO

( 2 )

6.5 Ski Run

1.4 mi 2.2 km • -1,520 ft Descent • -463.28 m Descent

Singletrack Winter Park, CO

( 1 )

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“An easy skin to the summit of a classic Colorado peak.”

— Jacob Winey

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Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Description

From where the Saint Mary's Glacier (approach) ends, continue on across the flat shoulder of James Peak to the base of the east ridge. This shoulder is a lot further than it looks and will sometimes be wind-scoured, so you may not be able to skin all the way across it. The ridge curves from being east-facing to south-facing as you climb up three bowls on your way to the summit.

From the summit you get spectacular views of the rest of the front range, as well as Winter Park and Berthoud Pass.