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Rocky Mountain National Park
Bivouac Sites


Name

Number of Climbers

 Longs Peak Area

    Broadway, below the Diamond

    10

    Chasm View

    6

    Mills Glacier

    20

    Meeker Cirque

    8

 Black Lake Area

    McHenry Peak

    6

    Arrowhead (Lake Solitude)

    6

    Spearhead (Moon Pillar)

    8

    Chiefshead/Pagoda

    4

 Notchtop Peak Area

    Base of Notchtop

    8

 Sky Pond Area/Andrews Glacier

    Taylor/Powell Peaks

    6

    Sharkstooth Peak
    (Petit Grepon, Cathedral Spires) (Loch Vale Pinnacle, Saber)

    6



a photo of folks throwing snowballs in front of the snow-covered Alpine Visitor Center  

Did You Know?
Last winter, the coldest temperature inside the Alpine Visitor Center was 21.2 degrees. The snow insulates the building when it is closed for the winter.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:23 EST