Photo Journal & Trip Reports Capitol Peak September 2010 | Elk Mountains, Colorado In late September I spent four days doing various hikes around Capitol Peak, a rugged fourteener in the Elk Mountains of Colorado. Capitol Peak Alpenglow Sunset alpenglow on Capitol Peak, 14,130 ft., as seen from Avalanche Pass. Prints Available Snowmass Alpenglow Snowmass Mountain, 14,092 ft., as seen from Avalanche Pass at sunset. Prints Available Meadow Mountain Sunset Poofy clouds and sunset light in the Elk Mountains. Meadow Mountain is at the center, with the Maroon Bells behind. Prints Available Beaver Lake Rainbow A double rainbow reflects in Beaver Lake, near the town of Marble, on a rainy September morning. Prints Available Golden Capitol Peak Golden sunset light shines on the north face of Capitol Peak, 14,130 ft. Prints Available Snowy Capitol Lake Capitol Lake and the first snows of autumn. Capitol Peak's summit is still shrouded in clouds. Prints Available Snowy Spire A rugged spire near Capitol Lake, covered in the first snows of autumn. Prints Available Maroon Bells Sunset Light Sunset light and distant cloud shadows paint the Maroon Bells fourteeners in the Elk Mountains. Prints Available Capitol Peak Sunset A spectacular sunset behind Capitol Peak (14,130 ft.) as seen from the summit of K2 (which is actually more of just a subpeak [13,664 ft.] on a huge ridgeline of Capitol). Prints Available Dusk Over the Elks Dusk earthshadow colors over the Elk Range, near Aspen, Colorado, as seen from the summit of K2. Pyramid Peak is on the left, Maroon Bells on the right. Prints Available Maroon Dusk Earthshadow colors behind the Maroon Bells, the most famous fourteeners of the Elk Mountains. North Maroon Peak (14,014 ft.) on the left, Maroon Peak (14,156 ft.) on the right. Prints Available Snowmass Dusk Dusk light on Snowmass Mountain, 14,092 ft. Prints Available Pierre Lakes Basin Ultra wide view of Pierre Lakes, as seen from the summit of K2 at dusk after the first snowfall of autumn. Snowmass Mountain is the most prominent mountain towards the right. Prints Available Capitol Peak Moonlight Full moon light illuminates Capitol Peak, about an hour after sunset. Prints Available Capitol Creek Aspens Capitol Peak towers above the yellow aspens of Capitol Creek on a gorgeous bluebird September day. Prints Available Capitol Peak Autumn Snow dusted Capitol Peak, one of the most rugged 14er mountains in Colorado, towers high above golden aspens in September. Prints Available Posted in Backpacking & Trekking, Colorado and tagged Colorado, Elk Mountains, September. ← Previous: 2008 Skiing & Snowboarding in Colorado Next: Colorado Fall Colors →