Hanging Around Huron Peak

August 2017  |  Sawatch Range, Colorado

In mid-August we backpacked around the headwaters of the South Fork Clear Creek near Huron Peak in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness and Sawatch Range of Colorado. The last time I hiked in this area was back in 2008, but this time we hiked the long way in here from the south from Taylor Park and Texas Creek, via the Continental Divide Trail and a high pass above Lake Ann. Though we spent three days out here, most of my photos below were from one fantastic evening watching sunset atop an unnamed peak above Lake Ann.

Indian paintbrush wildflowers, Lake Ann, and Huron Peak on a beautiful August day in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of Colorado...

Indian paintbrush wildflowers, Lake Ann, and Huron Peak on a beautiful August day in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of Colorado.

Shadows on Huron Peak (14,003 ft.).

Shadows on Huron Peak (14,003 ft.).

Evening light on Huron Peak and the South Fork Clear Creek basin. Lake Ann is at the lower right; La Plata Peak is at the top...

Evening light on Huron Peak and the South Fork Clear Creek basin. Lake Ann is at the lower right; La Plata Peak is at the top left.

Claudia draws Huron Peak at sunset from a ridge at nearly 13,000 feet.

Claudia draws Huron Peak at sunset from a ridge at nearly 13,000 feet.

Sunset light on Ice Mountain (13,951 ft.) and the Three Apostles, with Lake Ann below. Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, Colorado.

Sunset light on Ice Mountain (13,951 ft.) and the Three Apostles, with Lake Ann below. Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, Colorado.

An emerald green with Huron Peak beyond.

An emerald green with Huron Peak beyond.

Sunset in the sagebrush of Taylor Park.

Sunset in the sagebrush of Taylor Park.