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| Mt. Sherman |
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Beginning Elevation:
12,000 Feet
Beginning Elevation:
11,250 Feet
Difficulty:
Moderate
Elevation Gain:
2,850 Feet
Ending Elevation:
14,036 Feet
Length, One-way:
4.4 Miles
USGS Map:
Trails Illustrated 110
Reservation:
No
Season:
May - September
From Fairplay, From Fairplay, drive south on U.S. 285 one mile to the Fourmile Creek national forest access road. Turn right (west) and drive eleven miles to Leavick. This is a good place to leave two-wheel drive cars. At Leavick, a jeep road continues west-northwest to the Dauntless Mine. This road takes hikers to the Fourmile Creek Trailhead. Climb west to the low point of the Sherman-Sheridan saddle and then northeast up the southwest ridge.
Location Information
Mt. Sherman's elevation is 14,036 it is located between Fairplay and Leadville. It's considered one of the easiest of the Colorado Fourteeners to climb. There are two trailheads that provide access to Mt. Sherman Trail: Fourmile Creek Trailhead and Iowa Gulch Trailhead. Both of these are above 11,000 feet in elevation which makes the summit of Mt. Sherman relatively easy to attain.
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