Trip
Hiking – RMNP - Ogalalla Peak
We are climbing the ranked 13er, Ogalalla Peak-13,154'. We will approach and camp Thursday (7/23) afternoon, and then climb the peak on Friday (7/24). We are climbing from the west/Lake Granby side.
Contacts
- Thu, Jul 23, 2026 — Sat, Jul 25, 2026
- Pikes Peak
- Hiking
- Adults
- Moderate
- Mileage: 17.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,500 ft
- High Point Elevation: 13,154 ft
- Maximum Wind: 10 kts
- Pace: 1.5
- 2 (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
We are camping at Stone Lake/Upper Lake Thursday night. Bring tent, sleeping bag, ground pad. We climb Ogalalla Peak Friday morning and then hike out afterwards.
Plan for rain. It's in the forecast.
We will meet in either Monument or Castle Rock to carpool together, unless other people are in the Denver area. Otherwise we aim to be at the trailhead near Lake Granby at 2:30pm. It's called the Watanga Lake Trailhead or the Roaring Fork Trail TH. This is on County Road 637 or Forest Service Rd, 125.2. This TH is next to the Arapaho Bay Roaring Fork Campground on the north shore of Arapaho Bay.
Required Equipment
The Ten Essentials.
Rain shell.
Microspikes for wet tundra. (The grasses will be slick from the rain.)
Bring a method to purify your water...either a filter or purification drops.