Uncompahgre Peak — Local services in Four Corners States

Beautiful mountain! It is probably the third easiest 14er I have hiked. Although I wouldn't call any of them "easy". Uncompahgre Peak was our 47th fourteener. The views are just incredible and so many flowers even on the top. There's a short section towards the top that would make me incredibly nervous with dogs. I hate reading about dogs missing or being rescued from falls. It was unusually warm most of the hike, so extra water for the dogs if you go soon. The 4wd trailhead is a very rough road but nothing an experienced 4wd with standard jeep clearance can't do. The bolder in the road people have mentioned was not a problem for our stock four door Jeep Rubicon to squeeze by. We didn't think it was that bad but I'm not sure I would attempt a wider truck. If you have mad skills and you have a spotter to keep you from going over the edge or scraping the rock and don't have a long truck bed, it should be doable. Don't qoute me on that though. Be careful, have fun and enjoy. NOTE to future climbers: We climbed on 7/15/23 and there were blue snowshoes sitting on a rock at the field below the peak. Not sure how long they have been there and there was absolutely no need for them. Maybe someone can take them off the mountain. (My husband wouldn't let me because he thought maybe some crazy goofball brought them that day). I assume they have been sitting there for a few weeks, even though they appeared to be...

My first fourteener, and one of my favorite experiences ever. Make sure you have the right vehicle to make it to the trailhead. As someone stated before on the 4x4 path up, no Subarus, but I did see a couple Toyota forerunners up past the streams, so you might be able to squeeze a large 4WD vehicle up there.

I'm not experienced, I'm from Missouri, and I'm not used to the altitude completely, but I'd describe the hike as "easy" if you're in shape. The first 3 miles are relatively mild, so the last bit is where you'll start having fun. I didn't expect to actually be climbing, but you've got a tiny bit of that to get to the final path up. You won't be in danger, but it'll get your adrenaline going. Love this peak, love the trail, and I can't wait to get up another couple fourteeners before...

An incredible experience - I started from where CO20 and CO23 meet because the road to to the trail head really needs a 4x4 with high clearance. A four mile walk to the where the trail starts and then about another 4 to the top for a 16 mile round trip. Water was plentiful in streams - i brought a water filter along and only needed one of the four liters of water I carried. Much of the hike is easy - approximately 3.5 miles from the trail head is where things get real - at this point you are close to the top but can not really see it because it is quite steep. At this point there is no sign of the trail except for what bear rock can show. Keep moving up and the trail will become obvious again. From there it is a short walk to the top and...