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Bear Head Mountain Climbing

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Elevation:	8,359 ft
GPS:	42.22016, -105.44298 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Dennis Horning on Mar 26, 2014
Admins:	Noah Kaufman, Mike Snyder, Taylor Spiegelberg, Jake Dickerson Page Updates (admin only)

Access Issue: FS 640 off Cottonwood Park closed Sept 1 for Elk Hunting Details

FS Rd 640 is the Arapaho Trail 2-tract and is open all year from the west. Sometime Bear Creek is impassible.

Description

The Bear Head Mountain top is a mile long ridge of pinnacles, blocks, fins and mounds just south of the SE base of Laramie Peak. The ridge rock has steep featured zones of granite rock that also offers crack systems. There have been several fires since the mid 90's on its slopes and since the terrain is quite rugged fires have not been suppressed. The sides are scattered with fallen burned trees. Some of my photos of this area were before any major fires.

Getting There

The best access if from the Arapaho Trail 2-track. The west end of the Arapaho Trail is a little south of where the Bear Canyon Rd crosses Bear Creek. It's east end is a west turn off of the Cottonwood Park Rd about 1/2 mile north of Jct. Fletcher Park Rd. This end of Rd 640 goes through a ranch site with the road passing between the house and the barns.