Needle Gate at The Watchtower.

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Needle Gate at The Watchtower.

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This is the monster snowpack that kept an entire mountain range closed to all recreational use in April 2014. This picture literally shows ALL the snow that was left anywhere in the Rampart Range on the day the road opened.

Devil's Head from Rampart Range Road.

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Alexander Stiff

May 18, 2025

“Needle Gate at The Watchtower.”

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This is the monster snowpack that kept an entire mountain range closed to all recreational use in April 2014. This picture literally shows ALL the snow that was left anywhere in the Rampart Range on the day the road opened.

Needle Gate at The Watchtower.

Devil's Head from Rampart Range Road.

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Brenden Biancalana

Castle Rock, CO

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