Near Mount Audubon Trail
Follow the cairns to the top!
Near Mount Audubon Trail
Looking toward Pawnee Pass from atop Audubon.
Near Mount Audubon Trail
Moose hiding in the marshy tundra.
Near Mount Audubon Trail
An alpine meadow provides a scenic picnic stop just below the summit of Mount Audubon.
Near Mount Audubon Trail
Looking north towards RMNP

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Mount Audubon Trail

4.5 (6 Ratings)
An above-treeline basin with a trail meandering to the top of Mount Audubon.
2.1
mi
Distance
1,829
ft
Gain
moderate
Difficulty
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Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
2.11mi
Distance
1,829ft
Elevation Gain
0ft
Elevation Loss
30%
Max Grade
13,214ft
High Point
11,385ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
Now above timberline, the Mount Audubon Trail continues to climb in a consistent manner with the exception of two somewhat steeper sections near the middle and end of the trail. The developed trail ends at the saddle where there is a view down into the Coney Lake drainage. For the final mile and 600 vertical feet, follow the piles of rock (cairns) up the talus to the summit.

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Contributors
Tom Robson