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Long's Peak COLORADO

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Location: Long's Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado Route: Keyhole Route  / Class 3 / 14.5 miles round-trip from trail-head to trail-head/ Elevation gain of 5,100ft (1554.48 meters) / Summit elevation: 14,225 ft GPS:  40.254990,-105.615400 (this is the mountain's location)   Shortly after leaving the treeline, the sun rises over the front range Coming into the boulder field, the diamond lights up in the morning glow- this is what we live for Somewhere along the narrows, if I am not mistaken this is just after the ledges but I'm not really sure.  I believe this photo was taken looking North, from the summit I believe this photo was taken looking Northwest, from the summit. Looking West, From the summit Alpine Spider This is a great route for anyone. I'm not going to go into the "be prepared" discussion. The mountain should speak for itself in this respect. Well over 4,000 meters tall, it should ...