Mountain Photography by Jack Brauer

Trip Reports: Capitol Peak, Colorado - September 2010

In late September I spent four days doing various hikes around Capitol Peak, a rugged fourteener in the Elk Mountains of Colorado.
Capitol Peak, Elk Mountains, Colorado
Sunset alpenglow on Capitol Peak, 14,130 ft., as seen from Avalanche Pass. Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Snowmass Mountain, Elk Mountains, Colorado, sunset
Snowmass Mountain, 14,092 ft., as seen from Avalanche Pass at sunset.  Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Meadow Mountain, Maroon Bells, Elk Mountains, Colorado
Poofy clouds and sunset light in the Elk Mountains.  Meadow Mountain is at the center, with the Maroon Bells behind.  Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Beaver Lake, Marble, Colorado, rainbow

A double rainbow reflects in Beaver Lake, near the town of Marble, on a rainy September morning. 

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Capitol Peak, Elk Mountains, Colorado, sunset
Golden sunset light shines on the north face of Capitol Peak, 14,130 ft.  Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Capitol Lake, snowy, Elk Mountains, Colorado
Capitol Lake and the first snows of autumn.  Capitol Peak's summit is still shrouded in clouds.  Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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rugged, Capitol Lake, Elk Mountains, Colorado
A rugged spire near Capitol Lake, covered in the first snows of autumn.  Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Maroon Bells, sunset, fourteeners, Elk Mountains, Colorado
Sunset light and distant cloud shadows paint the Maroon Bells fourteeners in the Elk Mountains.  Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Capitol Peak, sunset, Elk Mountains, Colorado, K2
A spectacular sunset behind Capitol Peak (14,130 ft.) as seen from the summit of K2 (which is actually more of just a subpeak [13,664 ft.] on a huge ridgeline of Capitol).  Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Elk Mountains, Colorado, Pyramid Peak, Maroon Bells
Dusk earthshadow colors over the Elk Range, near Aspen, Colorado, as seen from the summit of K2.  Pyramid Peak is on the left, Maroon Bells on the right.  Photo © by Jack Brauer.
Maroon Bells, Elk Mountains, Colorado, fourteeners
Earthshadow colors behind the Maroon Bells, the most famous fourteeners of the Elk Mountains.  North Maroon Peak (14,014 ft.) on the left, Maroon Peak (14,156 ft.) on the right.  Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Snowmass Mountain, Elk Mountains, Colorado, dusk
Dusk light on Snowmass Mountain, 14,092 ft.  Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Pierre Lakes, Elk Mountains, Colorado, K2
Ultra wide view of Pierre Lakes, as seen from the summit of K2 at dusk after the first snowfall of autumn.  Snowmass Mountain is the most prominent mountain towards the right. Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Capitol Peak, Elk Mountains, Colorado, moonlight
Full moon light illuminates Capitol Peak, about an hour after sunset.  Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Capitol Peak, aspens, Capitol Creek, Elk Mountains, Colorado
Capitol Peak towers above the yellow aspens of Capitol Creek on a gorgeous bluebird September day. Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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