La Plata Peak - Northwest Ridge
4.4 mi
Distance
1 hrs 42 min
Time
terrain
4,181 ft
Elev Gain
Overview
This is a difficult one way trail to La Plata Peak in San Isabel National Forest.
Sights to See
Rate this Hike
★★★★★
Public Tracks
La Plata Peak
I learned how important my food prep is for hiking on this trip. I packed very poorly and paid the price as a result. In the future, I believe it would be wise to get a few McDonald's sausage, egg, and cheese McMuffins for breakfast and the early morning trail. They should keep just fine without refrigeration, yet still provide nutritional value. I alsp plan to pack summer sausage and cheese "sandwich bites" with the sausage as the "bread", grapes, and other snacks based on future research. For a lunch or summit snack, I will abandon the beer over been taking and instead research good midday meals. I noticed at the top that I craved salt crunchy snacks like Cheez Its and Pringles
La Plata Peak
<div style='width:200px;overflow:hidden;margin-bottom:5px;'>Northwest Ridge<br><br><a target='_blank' href='http://www.14ers.com/route.php?route=lapl1&peak=La+Plata+Peak'>View Route Description</a><br><br></div>
Mt La Plata Peak North Trail Colorado
Day hike to summit and back. Beautiful weather, not thunderstorms around. Only encountered 3 other people on hike.
La Plata 🏔️
Chased below treeline at first, went for it, snuck it in with very sketchy weather. Beautiful though
