Soldier Summit


Soldier Summit - Gunnison County - Colorado - 10,628 feet
Soldier Creek to north. Elk Creek to south. Narrow Grade Creek to east.

On FR-868 (Alpine Plateau Road) south of Blue Mesa Reservoir and about 5 miles west of CO-149.
dirt - dual sport

photos by Karst Postma, 7/27/2013


At the summit.
 

At the summit.
 

FR-868 at the summit.

At the summit.
 

FR-867 at the summit.

At the summit.
 

At the summit.
 

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photos by Curtis Kohl


At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

Notes from Karst: Shu discovered this place last year. I have not found any references to it anywhere,
but the sign is there. From CO-149 (Lake City - Gunnison) take dirt FR-868 on a 5-mile ride to the
summit. It is a narrow road, but a big dual sport bike can do it easily.




The summit of Soldier Summit is located at 38 10 35.0N 107 20 55.3W .
Recognized by Forest Service sign.
Is not included in United States Board on Geographic Names.

Other geographic features in the area, from United States Board on Geographic Names:
Feature Name ID Class County State Latitude Longitude Ele(ft) Map BGN Date Entry Date
Soldier Creek 188477 Stream Gunnison CO 381343N 1072315W 9544 Sheep Mountain - 13-OCT-1978
Alpine Plateau 188490 Summit Gunnison CO 381312N 1072053W 11512 Alpine Plateau 13-OCT-1978 08-FEB-2018


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