photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Jim Larkey | profile | all galleries >> Colorado 14'er Peak Bagging, Jul '07 Climb....Little Bear, El Diente, Antero, Democrat, & Bross >> Little Bear Peak, Elev 14,037 ft tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Little Bear Peak, Elev 14,037 ft

Little Bear Peak, or simply Little Bear, is one of the fourteeners of the US state of Colorado. It lies at the southern end of the Sangre de Cristo Range, which is the northern section of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Little Bear is just southwest of Blanca Peak, one of the highest and most topographically prominent of the Colorado fourteeners.

While Little Bear itself has little more than the minimum 300 feet of prominence to qualify as a separate peak, it is notable for being one of the most technically difficult and dangerous of the fourteeners to climb; its standard route is known for being exposed to rockfall. The connecting ridge to Blanca Peak is one of the most challenging outings of its type in the state.

Little Bear is located within the Rio Grande National Forest, and is on the border between Alamosa County and Costilla County. (Coutesy Wikipedia)
previous pagepages 1 2 3 4 ALL next page
Road Kill Along Colorado's CR-975, Toughest 4-Wheel-Drive Road....Note Wheels Are Spread!
Road Kill Along Colorado's CR-975, Toughest 4-Wheel-Drive Road....Note Wheels Are Spread!		 Cabin Along CO's Toughest Road, CR-975
Cabin Along CO's Toughest Road, CR-975		 Barb Huffing It On The Toughest Road, 5 MIles of Hell
Barb Huffing It On The Toughest Road, 5 MIles of Hell		 Kurt on the Toughest Road.....+3,900' Elev Gain in 5 Miles, Note Plaque on Right
Kurt on the Toughest Road.....+3,900' Elev Gain in 5 Miles, Note Plaque on Right
Memorials to the Fallen Along the Toughest Road....see URL below
Memorials to the Fallen Along the Toughest Road....see URL below		 View of San Luis Valley From The Road, CR-975
View of San Luis Valley From "The Road", CR-975		 James Discussing the Lake Como Approach to Little Bear, Atop Saddle of 1st Gully, About 6:00AM
James Discussing the Lake Como Approach to Little Bear, Atop Saddle of 1st Gully, About 6:00AM		 Dawn View From Approach to Little Bear, Look'g S'ly Down Blanca Basin
Dawn View From Approach to Little Bear, Look'g S'ly Down Blanca Basin
That's the Goal, Little Bear Summit Left of Center; On the West Ridge
That's the Goal, Little Bear Summit Left of Center; On the West Ridge		 Dawn on the San Luis Valley
Dawn on the San Luis Valley		 Breaktime, Kurt & James, Little Bear Lake and Tobin Cr at Bottom of Gully
Breaktime, Kurt & James, Little Bear Lake and Tobin Cr at Bottom of Gully		 Approaching the Hour Glass (Dark Slab Rock Above Snowfield), Little Bear
Approaching the "Hour Glass" (Dark Slab Rock Above Snowfield), Little Bear
previous pagepages 1 2 3 4 ALL next page

comment | share
click on thumbnails for full image