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Hike · Calf Creek Plateau trailhead

Calf Creek Plateau

Distance
1.4 mi
Vertical
1,499 ft
Summit
12,014 ft
Difficulty
Moderate

Calf Creek Plateau is the 12,661-foot high point of the Powderhorn Wilderness, a broad, gently rolling alpine plateau capped by basaltic lava flows of the Hinsdale Formation that were laid down 16 to 19 million years ago — among the last volcanic events in the San Juan field,…

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About Calf Creek Plateau

Calf Creek Plateau is a mountain in the northern San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The mountain is located in Hinsdale County, and at an elevation of 12,661 feet (3,859 m), it is the high point of the Powderhorn Wilderness.

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The snow-rimmed plateau seen from the northeast across a wildflower-strewn alpine meadow.
John Sowell · CC BY-SA 4.0
A glacial tarn fills the cirque on the broad flank of the plateau.
John Sowell · CC BY-SA 4.0
Subalpine meadow along the Powderhorn Lakes Trail, the standard approach from the north.
John Sowell · CC BY-SA 4.0

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