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Some folks think Pikes Peak is a big mountain. They talk about how thin the air is up there. They also talk about how much it costs just to get on the road to the top. Well, for those of you who don’t already know, Pikes Peak is just a baby compared to Mt. Bross. It's only 14,110 ft. tall standing on its tippy toes. Now - Mt. Bross - That's a real mountain, 59 feet taller, nestled right in the middle of other fourteeners, with a view of mountain tops in every direction." Now maybe 59 feet don’t sound like all that much but it is a matter of prospective. If you were walking down an alley at two in the morning and came upon a fella 59 feet taller than you, that would be a different prospective. While you’re trying to figure out how a fella in an alley has anything to do with a mountain in Colorado, I gotta go fill up my Pepsi glass.
There is no doubt in my mind. Mt. Bross is the best mountain within a day's drive of Denver to take a flatlander on his first trip to the Rocky Mountains. If he or she just loves Mt. Bross, they just might be ready for something more challenging like Red Cone. Mt. Bross is no challenge for any 4X4 with a low range, but it will frighten those who don't like shelf roads or heights.
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Parked at the top of Mt. Bross
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