Standard Route
North Ridge from Clear Creek is the standard route for Huron Peak. Please help protect plant and animal communities while preserving the aesthetic beauty of the area by staying on the existing trail. For detailed route information including directions, pictures, maps, and elevation profiles, please click here.
Interesting Facts
Huron Peak contains one of the best viewing summits in the Sawatch Range. There was substantial mining in the area and numerous prospector holes dot the mountainside as well as the base. Streams in the area are still good places for gold panners to try their luck. Huron Peak contains habitat for thick-leafed whitlow grass, a plant listed by the Colorado Natural Heritage Program as vulnerable both within the state and globally. Protect this vulnerable plant by staying on designated routes.
CFI’s Past Work and Current Volunteer Needs
In 1997-2000, CFI trail crews and Forest Service restoration crews worked on establishing a standardized route which would be sustainable, would require little maintenance, would protect rare plant communities, and could easily be identified and followed by the hundreds of hikers who climbed this peak every year. This was particularly important on the heavily damaged area from the summit to 12,500’ that contained over 30 braided social trails. Crews built almost three miles of new trail and restored numerous sections of eroded social trails using vegetation and duff cut from the new trail. Existing routes were utilized whenever possible.
Thanks to light maintenance work performed by a group from Colorado College New Student Orientation through CFI’s Adopt-A-Peak program, Huron Peak receives the regular maintenance needed to ensure long-term sustainability. Groups that perform maintenance duties through our Adopt-A-Peak program provide an invaluable service to Colorado’s high peaks by preventing future damage and promoting full recovery from past impacts. If your group is interested in volunteering on a different Fourteener, please contact CFI at 303/278-7365 or via e-mail at adopt@14ers.org. We also offer a range of different volunteer opportunities for individuals. Find out more here.