wetterhorn and uncompahgre peaks

Wetterhorn Peak (14,015 ft.) and Uncompahgre Peak (14,309 ft.) offer dramatic contrasts and great natural beauty. From Lake City, passenger cars can follow Henson Creek Road and North Henson Creek Road to the jeep road up to the Matterhorn Creek trailhead. Lovely primitive National forest campsites here offer forest or meadow camping by the creek. The 8-mile round-trip trail up Wetterhorn Peak takes you to an incredible alpine landscape with wildflowers, sand dunes, and dramatic peaks of red, amber, and gray. Uncompahgre, the 6th highest peak in Colorado, lies 3 miles east of Wetterhorn across a lovely meadow and colorful dunes. From the trailhead it is a 14-mile round trip hike that lets you enjoy stream-side trails, tranquil forests, alpine vistas, and dramatic mountain scenery.