The Mummy Range (elevation approximately 13,000 ft) is a

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in the

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of northern

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in the

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. The range is a short subrange of the

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located in southwestern

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northwest of the town of

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. It is located largely within

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, extending north from

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approximately 15 miles (24 km). The Arapaho name is "nooku-bee3ei-no," which translates to "White Owls." Prominent peaks in the range include

Hagues Peak Hagues Peak is the highest summit of the Mummy Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The thirteener is in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, northwest ( bearing 318°) of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States. Hag ...

Ypsilon Mountain Ypsilon Mountain, elevation , is in the Mummy Range of Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado. The mountain, along with Mount Chiquita, is most easily accessed from a trailhead on Fall River Road to the south. See also * List o ...

, Mummy Mountain, and

Mount Chiquita Mount Chiquita is a mountain summit in the Mummy Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The thirteener is located in Rocky Mountain National Park, northwest by west ( bearing 298°) of the Town of Estes Park in Larimer County, Col ...

. These peaks are easily accessible via the

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trail leading to "the Saddle" between Hagues Peak and

Fairchild Mountain Fairchild Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Mummy Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The thirteener is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, northwest ( bearing 311°) of the Town of Estes Park in Larim ...

and, on the southwestern end, the Chapin Pass trail from the

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road. Some offer reasonably challenging technical routes but all can be ascended by steep hiking and mild scrambling after snow melt.

References

External links

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Hiking info and photos of Ypsilon Lake, which sits at the base of Ypsilon Mountain
Mountain ranges of Colorado Ranges of the Rocky Mountains Landforms of Larimer County, Colorado Rocky Mountain National Park {{Colorado-geo-stub