North America / Front Range
Longs Peak
United States · 4,345 m
Photo credits and licence
Photo by Scott Bauer. · Public domain · Longs Peak. Preview cropped from the top.Source credit: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/k7679-3.htm Image Number K7679-3
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Source-linked route information · coverage incomplete
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About Longs Peak
Longs Peak's Keyhole route continues beyond the maintained trail into exposed scrambling. Its return time includes the descent.
NPS · Longs Peak Keyhole route · NPS · Longs Peak Keyhole FAQ
Geographic source notes
Wikidata description: Fourteenth and fifteenth highest mountain in the US state of Colorado (14,259').. Imported context (CC0); retrieved 2026-10-05, not independently reviewed.
This overview is assembled from the geographic records cited below; it has not been independently field-verified.
Mountain facts
- Elevation
- 4345 metres above sea level
- Country / territory
- United States
- Mountain range
- Front Range
- Range assignment
- Source-linked Wikidata statement · 2026-10-05
- Summit coordinates
- 40.255013888, -105.615113888 · View summit on OpenStreetMap
Routes and variants
1 source-linked entries · research checked 2026-10-06. The inventory remains incomplete.
Documented information and open research
Starting point: 1 of 1 · Difficulty with grading system: 0 of 1 · Elevation gain: 0 of 1 · Duration: 1 of 1 · Season: 0 of 1
0 historical entries. These counts describe published entries, not all possible routes. Current access is not established.
See route research coverage and priorities →Compare 1 routes
Grades retain their published rating system; different systems and historical grades are not equivalent. Elevation gain means climbing metres, not summit altitude. Missing figures are not estimated.
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| Route | Activity / direction | Difficulty / system | Starting point | Elevation gain | Duration | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyhole route | ScramblingAscent | Not documented | Longs Peak Trailhead | Not documented | 10–15 hFAQ average for complete 15-mile return outing; source updated December 2014. | Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗ |
Choose an activity to see its entries. Ascent, descent, approaches and historical climbing lines are labelled separately.
Scrambling (1)
Keyhole routeScrambling · Ascent
NPS declines a fixed technical/non-technical rating; snow or ice may require winter mountaineering skills.
- Activity
- Scrambling
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Longs Peak Trailhead
- Difficulty
- Not established from the checked source
- Elevation gain
- Not established from the checked source
- Duration
- 10–15 h · FAQ average for complete 15-mile return outing; source updated December 2014.
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
NPS · Longs Peak Keyhole FAQ · source checked 2026-10-06
NPS · Longs Peak Keyhole route · source checked 2026-10-06
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Route questions, answered
Specific planning questions, with the scope of each source kept visible.
Do the Keyhole route's 10–15 hours cover descent?
Yes. The NPS FAQ gives that average for the entire 15-mile return outing from Longs Peak Trailhead.
Why is a numeric Keyhole difficulty grade left open?
NPS says it no longer assigns technical or non-technical ratings. Conditions alter the challenge; exposure remains even without snow.
Is the FAQ a current conditions report?
No. Its page carries a December 2014 update date. Use the separate Longs Peak conditions report and check its publication date.
NPS · Longs Peak Keyhole FAQ · NPS · Longs Peak Keyhole route
Climbing Chronicle Redaktion · Sources checked · Source research; current route conditions are not confirmed.
Planning at a glance
Access and starting point
The maintained trail ends at Boulder Field. The summit continuation requires route finding.
Difficulty and required experience
NPS describes exposed scrambling with loose rock and severe fall consequences. Snow and ice can require winter mountaineering skills.
Season and restrictions
Winter-like conditions can occur at any time. Check the dated Longs Peak report before planning a summer ascent.
Sources for current information
- NPS · Longs Peak Keyhole route
Route hazards and links to conditions reports; verify each report's date.
This page stores reference sources, not live conditions. Check the provider’s publication date and route coverage before use.
Research still needed
For Longs Peak, this atlas does not yet document first-ascent history. Missing first-ascent evidence does not mean a mountain is unclimbed.
Use the linked sources as starting points; summit coordinates do not describe a climbing route or public access.
Sources and coverage
Imported geographic data from Wikidata (CC0); not independently field-verified. Data snapshot: 30 September 2026. Elevations and boundaries can differ between sources. Mountain-range membership follows explicit Wikidata relationships or a coordinate match against published GMBA v2 standard polygons. GMBA: Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (2021), CC BY 4.0; methodology: Snethlage et al. (2022). Missing evidence remains open.
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Editorial responsibility
Responsible publisher and editorial author: Climbing Chronicle Redaktion. AI-assisted source research; no on-site inspection or professional route approval is claimed.
- Route listing source check
- 2026-10-06 · partial inventory; current access remains open
- Planning source check
- 2026-10-06 · only the individually cited planning additions
- Earlier profile review
- Open · no complete editorial review recorded
- Imported context retrieved
- 2026-10-05 · automated retrieval, not an editorial review
How sources, authorship and review dates work
Further reading about Longs Peak
Links discovered through the Wikidata record. These articles have not been checked as evidence for route, difficulty or access claims.
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