Battle Mountain (12,044') is located 4.9 miles from Longs Peak Trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park. Battle Mountain is a nearly one-mile long ridge that extends NE from Granite Pass with exceptional views across the Roaring Fork basin, Continental Divide and Mummy Range.

Views from Battle Mountain stretch across much of the Continental Divide and Mummy Range in Rocky Mountain National Park

Estes Cone stands out to the north, whose isolated position lent itself to erosion in a distinct conical shape

A few tall outcrops stand prominently across the otherwise uniformly level ridge of Battle Mountain

Mount Lady Washington (13,281'), Mills Moraine and Battle Mountain frame a large basin that melts into Larkspur Creek, which flows into Alpine Brook near treeline

The Longs Peak massif was likely a single rounded summit before glacial movements carved out the distinct summits of Mount Lady Washington and Mt Meeker

Yellow bellied marmots may hibernate up to 200 days per year with body temperatures falling as low as 41F while drawing as few as two breaths per minute (source: NPS)

Mount Lady Washington is accessible from all points on the East Longs Peak Trail arc around its base, but most easily reached from the north side

The ptarmigan's scientific name is lagopus leucrus - lagopus refers to the bird's feathered feet; leucrus refers to its white feathers

Though many members of the sunflower family turn throughout the day to follow the sun, 'Old Man of the Mountain' (Hymenoxys grandiflora) almost always face east

When wet soil freezes it expands and pushes surface-level rocks up in a process called frost-heaving; you'll find great examples of this in the level tundra at Granite Pass

Enos Mills named Battle Mountain in part for its exposure to intense storms and hostile conditions

Chasm Lake (11,803') adds only 1.4 miles roundtrip to the Battle Mountain hike

Battle Mountain looks north over the massive Boulder Brook basin, which drains into Wind River