Mt Bierstadt (14,060') is located 11.8 miles south of Georgetown, Colorado in the Pike National Forest and Mt Evans Wilderness Area. A well-maintained trail leads 3.7 miles from the Guanella Pass to the summit.

Mt Bierstadt may receive snow year-round, however summer snows seldom accumulate or linger very long

Looking west across the Guanella Valley from the Mt Bierstadt Trail

Looking north from Mt Bierstadt across 'The Sawtooth', a class III-IV scrambling route that leads over the Abyss Lake cirque to Mt Evans

Willow wetlands along Scott Gomer Creek are preferred habitat for moose and ptarmigan

A small saddle .25 miles below the summit provides terrific views and a timely reprieve before the final scramble

Mt Bierstadt's wide, open slopes are good habitat for elk and bighorn sheep

Deadman's Lake in the Guanella Valley from the Mt Bierstadt Trail

The trail drops to Scott Gomer Creek before the arduous climb to Mt Bierstadt

Looking west from the summit across Guanella Valley toward Grays Peak and Torreys Peak

View of the summit from open tundra 2.7 miles from the trailhead