San Luis peak is a beautiful class 1 14er in the San Juan's mountains. Very remote, out in the middle of nowhere on a long dirt road. I will say this was one of the easiest roads I've ever driven up for a 14er which was a nice treat! The hike is over 13 miles with over 3K elevation gain, but no technical skill required. The false summit was daunting but worth it. Views were beautiful and I saw some moose on the trail! read more

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San luis peak is one of the 58 - 14ers in Colorado. It takes a bit of a drive to get over to and it is extremely remote. There is not really a lot at the trailhead. You can park along the roadside. There is some dispersed camping along the way. This is a class 1 - 14er. Exposure and rockfall potential is low. Route finding and commitment is low. This peak starts at Stewart Creek Trailhead. It starts at 10,500 feet of elevation and summits at 14014 feet of elevation. The total gain is 3600 feet. Round trip length is 13.5 miles. A lot of folks say that they have seen moose, bear and beavers. On our trip however we did not see any wildlife. The beginning 4 miles is through trees and has some gentle incline. After you get above treeline and as you begin to ascend you will start to have some rocks. There is 800 feet of elevation gain in .8 miles. Once you reach the ridge you will have quite a bit of rocks and scree. There is a false summit and then the peak is around behind it. The trail is long. Even though no weather was called for there was storm clouds coming in from all sides. We were being chased all the way down by clouds, thunder and potential rain.. Views from the top were beautiful and there is an actual geological marker up there. read more

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