ROUND MOUNTAIN (9033’)

April 1, 2020

By Tim Briese

1.1 miles, 300’ elevation gain, 1:25 roundtrip time

After hiking around exploring in the Twin Eagles area near Tarryall for several hours I decided it would be fun to climb a ranked peak before I headed for home. Round Mountain is a very easy summit to reach and is located only about a mile north of US 24. I parked north of the peak along FR 223 a short distance east of CR 31.

round mountain

I headed south across open terrain and then did a quick bushwhack up through wooded slopes to the summit, where I arrived after 25 minutes. A strong sense of winter still lingered in the air.

view of badger mountain near wilkerson pass from the summit

snow covered pikes peak in the distance

view of my truck from the summit

After enjoying the views a few minutes I hiked back down and headed for home.