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UPDATESWhat we've been doing
- CFI Seasonal Job Announcements Posted
– February 7, 2012
CFI is looking for 12 enthusiastic, hard-working seasonal staff leaders/members to complete our most ambitious project season in years. If you think you have what … Read More
- Endowment Gift to Support Adopt-a-Peak Internship Renamed in Memory of Fourteener Enthusiast Kimberly Appelson
– February 3, 2012
A $50,000 gift from Larry and Barbara Appelson of Naperville, Ill. will seed an endowment designed to support Colorado Fourteeners Initiative’s summer internship for aspiring … Read More
- Ben Hanus joins CFI’s staff as Sustainable Trails Project Coordinator
– January 14, 2012
We are excited to announce that Ben Hanus, an employee on CFI projects the past three seasons, has joined the core staff as the coordinator … Read More
- 2011 Year-end Summary, 2012 Season Preview
– December 19, 2011
Take a quick look back at this past summer’s record accomplishments. Or, take a sneak peak at next year’s planned projects. Both can be found … Read More
Huron Peak

- Elevation:14,003 feet (53rd highest)
- Maps:Trails Illustrated® TOPO map # 129
(Buena Vista/Collegiate Peaks Trail Map)
Click here to purchase Trails Illustrated® maps for this route. - Contact:US Forest Service, Leadville Ranger District (719) 486-0749
Standard Route North Ridge from Clear Creek is the standard route for Huron Peak. Please help protect plant and animal communities while preserving the aesthetic beauty of the area by staying on the existing trail. For detailed route information including directions, pictures, maps, and elevation profiles, please click here.
Interesting Facts Huron Peak contains one of the best viewing summits in the Sawatch Range. There was substantial mining in the area and numerous prospector holes dot the mountainside as well as the base. Streams in the area are still good places for gold panners to try their luck. Huron Peak contains habitat for thick-leafed whitlow grass, a plant listed by the Colorado Natural Heritage Program as vulnerable both within the state and globally. Protect this vulnerable plant by staying on designated routes.
CFI’s Past Work and Current Volunteer Needs In 1997-2000, CFI trail crews and Forest Service restoration crews worked on establishing a standardized route which would be sustainable, would require little maintenance, would protect rare plant communities, and could easily be identified and followed by the hundreds of hikers who climbed this peak every year. This was particularly important on the heavily damaged area from the summit to 12,500’ that contained over 30 braided social trails. Crews built almost three miles of new trail and restored numerous sections of eroded social trails using vegetation and duff cut from the new trail. Existing routes were utilized whenever possible.
Thanks to light maintenance work performed by a group from Colorado College New Student Orientation through CFI’s Adopt-A-Peak program, Huron Peak receives the regular maintenance needed to ensure long-term sustainability. Groups that perform maintenance duties through our Adopt-A-Peak program provide an invaluable service to Colorado’s high peaks by preventing future damage and promoting full recovery from past impacts. If your group is interested in volunteering on a different Fourteener, please contact CFI at 303/278-7365 or via e-mail at adopt@14ers.org. We also offer a range of different volunteer opportunities for individuals. Find out morehere.
