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Mount Bross

East Slopes from Mineral Park
Difficulty Class 1 
Ski/Board: Novice, D2 / R1 / II  
Risk FactorsExposure: Low
Rockfall Potential: Low  
Route-Finding: Low  
Commitment: Low  
 
TrailheadMineral Park
Start11,400 feet
Summit14,178 feet
Total Gain2,900 feet
RT Length9 miles
AuthorBillMiddlebrook
Last UpdatedOct 2022
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?SUMMIT CLOSED
Currently, the summit of Mt. Bross is officially closed because the multitude of landowners have not given formal permission to allow hikers. If you don't have permission and you're set on reaching the true summit via this route, please consider waiting until it reopens.

Trailhead

Take Colorado 9 to the town of Alma. In the middle of town, look for a small sign for the road to Kite Lake. Turn here, pass through a residential area. Drive 2.8 miles toward Kite Lake and turn right onto the Windy Ridge Road, also known as 787 or 415. Continue 2.75 miles to a parking area near the Mineral Park mine in Dolly Varden Gulch.

Route

Taken from 13er Mt. Silverheels, 1 is an overview of this route. Walk up the road a few hundred feet and pass the Mineral Park mining area - 2. After another few hundred feet, there is a junction in the road - turn right and follow the road toward the Windy Ridge Bristlecode area.

Walk up the road and pass the Windy Ridge Bristlecone Pine area . Above tree line, the road can be seen as it zig-zags up toward the summit - 3 and 4. Much of the route is visible from here. Follow the road for about 2 miles and, near 13,200', it will head left across the steeper terrain south of the summit. The road swings right and climbs above the Dolly Varden mine area - 5.

Pass the mine and continue on the main road to the east side of Bross - 6. Walk north and then west on the road. Once on the north side of Bross, the road heads northwest toward the broad saddle between Bross and Mt. Cameron - 7, 8 and 9. From the saddle, turn left (south) and follow a smaller road toward the summit - 10 and 11.

Since 2007, the summit of Bross has officially been closed because the multitude of landowners have not given formal permission to allow hikers. 14ers.com doesn't condone trespassing but if you have permission or intend to gain the summit regardless, it's an easy walk up to the summit - 12.

Notes

Beware of 4WD vehicles on this road during the summer.
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