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Crestone Needle

Hiking Trail

Hard
11.18 mi
5,847 ft
Created By
Strava Routes

Route and Elevation

10,000 ft12,000 ft14,000 ft0.0 mi1.0 mi2.0 mi3.0 mi4.0 mi5.0 mi6.0 mi7.0 mi8.0 mi9.0 mi10.0 mi11.0 mi

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
Trailhead To Y3.93 mi2,795 ft13.5%
Cottonwood Lake to Broken Hand Pass Regain 0.65 mi650 ft18.9%
BHP from the west - steep portion (ascent)0.31 mi512 ft31.2%
Crestone Needle Climb0.83 mi1,132 ft25.3%
Broken Hand Pass to Cottonwood Lake0.89 mi-758 ft-15.8%
Y To Trailhead3.90 mi-2,792 ft-13.6%