"Virtual Hike" page 3: Spotting Headwaters Hill

We set out on the approximately 4 mile hike to Headwaters Hill. We used the logging road on the way, because my maps showed it - but they didn't show the Continental Divide/Colorado Trail, and I wasn't sure where it went. (If you haven't downloaded the USGS reference map yet, you can click here to view it in a new window.) Turns out, about halfway into the hike, the logging road meets up with the Trail, and the two are concurrent for a short distance. After the logging road split off to the east, we stayed on the Trail. There really aren't many spots on the hike where you have a view of Headwaters Hill. But when the trail finally winds around the unnamed 11,545' peak, Headwaters Hill is suddenly looming right in front of you. The photo below was taken there - where I pulled out the map and compass and figured out for certain that this was indeed the mountain we were looking for.

The view is to the southwest, and the peak in the background is Headwaters Hill. We're standing pretty much on the Continental Divide, in the saddle between Headwaters Hill and unnamed 11,545'. The Arkansas River basin is to the left, and Gunnison/Colorado River drainage is to the right. From here, the Divide winds right up to the top of Headwaters Hill, and Rio Grande drainage is on the other side.

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