Mt Bross — Local services in Alma

Beautiful fourteener along the DeCaliBron Trail from Kite Lake Trailhead. Easy to get to from Mt. Cameron. Tough to get to from Kite Lake, and even tougher to get from the top back down to Kite Lake along the trail - loose dirt and scree, plus very steep slopes nearly all the way down! The views from the top though, especially of South Park,...

It's a long way up via old mining trails for most of the way, and then it's a pretty steep scramble to the ridge. But the view is exquisite, with a few pockets of snow to play in on the way up or down. Our party had a wide age range, from an 8-year-old to a retiree. It's a 14er, but it can be done. Wildflowers were...

Hiked Bross on 9/23. The wind wasn’t too bad, but it did start to snow on me. Started at 2:30 p.m. after working a day and got back to the car just before sunset at 7. Best way to do four 14ers.

I highly recommend doing the hike clockwise. You go up the stepper path to Democrat and then down the shale path...