Colorado Landscapes
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![The Maroon Bells The Maroon Bells](https://conps.org/wp-content/gallery/colorado-landscapes/thumbs/thumbs_Maroon-Bells-Abba-Foderaro.jpg)
The Maroon Bells
The Maroon Bells are arguably the most famous and photographed peaks in Colorado. The twin peaks, Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak, both 14ers, are located up Maroon Creek Road off Highway 82, 10 miles west of Aspen and 16 miles from Snowmass Colorado. The maroon stripes were formed by the weathering of hematite, an iron bearing material. Maroon Lake occupies the basin at the foot of the mountains. There are several hiking trails that are so heavily used that reservations are required. Photo by Anna Foderaro.
![The Snowy Mountains The Snowy Mountains](https://conps.org/wp-content/gallery/colorado-landscapes/thumbs/thumbs_Snowy-Range-of-WY-Loraine-Yeatts.jpg)
The Snowy Mountains
The Snowy Mountains are not actually in Colorado, they are in Wyoming. But they are so spectacular and so close to our northern border, that we can\'t resist including them in our landscape gallery. The range, located in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest runs east and west for 29 miles. The range is accessed by the Snowy Mountain Scenic Byway which climbs from 8,000 - 10,847\' elevation along these gorgeous rocky mountains with beautiful lakes at their foot. Several excellent trails are found along the byway around the lakes and up into the mountains. Photo by Loraine Yeatts.
![The La Plata Mountains The La Plata Mountains](https://conps.org/wp-content/gallery/colorado-landscapes/thumbs/thumbs_Alpine-Blooms-Alpine-of-Southwest-Colorado-Michael-Remke.jpg)
The La Plata Mountains
Michael Remke took this photo in the La Plata Mountains, a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado, about 12 miles northwest of Durango. The La Plata Range contain 18 peaks over 12,000\', the tallest being Hesperus Mountain at 13,237\'. La Plata means \"silver\" in Spanish and the mountains were heavily mined for silver, gold, lead and copper in the past.
![Wheeler Geologic Area Wheeler Geologic Area](https://conps.org/wp-content/gallery/colorado-landscapes/thumbs/thumbs_Wheeler-Geological-Area_Engleman-Spruce-Linda-Boley.jpg)
Wheeler Geologic Area
Wheeler Geologic Area in the La Garita Mountains of Mineral County contains eroded pinnacles of volcanic ash what were formed 25 million years ago by eruptions from the La Garita Caldera. The area is located about 10 miles east of the old mining town of Creede. Wheeler is accessible by a 7-mile trail or a very rough 14-mile road, best used by ATVs. Photo by Linda Boley.
![San Juan Mountains San Juan Mountains](https://conps.org/wp-content/gallery/colorado-landscapes/thumbs/thumbs_2nd-landscape-San-Juans-Gathering-Storm-and-Castilleja-rhexiifolia-Tom-Lebsack.jpg)
San Juan Mountains
This photo was taken by Tom Lebsack from near the top of the Governor Basin OHV road southwest of Ouray. The peaks are, from the left, Stony Mountain (closest), Mt. Sneffels in the far background, Teakettle Mountain and Potosi Mountain in the shadow. The flowers are mostly Rosy Paintbrush. The Governor Basin Road is a 15.4 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Ridgway, Colorado that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate.
![Prairie at West Bijou Ranch Prairie at West Bijou Ranch](https://conps.org/wp-content/gallery/colorado-landscapes/thumbs/thumbs_glowing-grasses.jpg)
Prairie at West Bijou Ranch
West Bijou Ranch (at the time, in 2003, it was part of the Plains Conversation Center; now its a national natural landmark property managed by the Savory Institute on the eastern edges of Arapahoe and Elbert counties. This 7,500 acre ranch, dominated by shortgrass prairie, is home to a majestic herd of bison, and archeological and cultural assets, such as the famous K-T Boundary. (the K-T Boundary is the transition between the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods of geologic time characterized by a mass extinction of many forms of life, the boundary is only found in certain rocks exposed by erosion. Photo by Skot Latona
![South Platte River, South Platte Park South Platte River, South Platte Park](https://conps.org/wp-content/gallery/colorado-landscapes/thumbs/thumbs_South-Platte-Latona.jpg)
South Platte River, South Platte Park
South Platte Park in Littleton, just north of C470 along the South Platte River. The South Platte River is one of two tributaries of the Platte River (the other being the North Platte River). It in turn has two tributaries, The Middle Fork which arises from Mt. Lincoln, a 14,293-foot fourteener in the Mosquito Range, and the South Fork which originates in South Park. Photo by Skot Latona
![Shrine Ridge Trail, Summit County Shrine Ridge Trail, Summit County](https://conps.org/wp-content/gallery/colorado-landscapes/thumbs/thumbs_2021-1st-Place-Landscape_Photo-by-Carol-McGowan.jpg)
Shrine Ridge Trail, Summit County
The Shrine Ridge Trail is located at exit 190 off of I-70 between Frisco and Copper Mountain. It is rated as a moderate hike, 4.3 miles out and back with an elevation gain of 900 feet to 11,905 feet. The trail is very popular, and is most known from its wonderful wildflowers and birds. Photo by Carol McGowan