Holy Cross Wilderness
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The Holy Cross Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in San Isabel and White River national forests near Leadville, Minturn, Avon, Edwards, Eagle, and Vail. The 122,797-acre wilderness with 164
Mystic Island Lake in the Holy Cross Wilderness
Mount of the Holy Cross
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Mount of the Holy Cross is a high and prominent mountain summit in the northern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,005-foot fourteener is located in the Holy Cross Wildernes
Holy Cross Wilderness
…496.94 km2) wilderness with 164 miles (264 km) of trails was established in 1980. The wilderness was named after its highest peak, 14,005-foot (4,269 m) Mount of the Holy Cross. Holy Cross Wilderness is an area with many routes. Its neighbor Notch Mountain grants the backpacker or day tripper with a clear view of the "Cross…
Mount of the Holy Cross, 2009
Photochrom print of Mount of the Holy Cross c. 1900. This image is a reversed view of the mountain compared to how it actually appears.
Photo by William Henry Jackson ~ circa 1873