Rocky Mountain Wildflowers — MRHI
South Park, Colorado’s Pennsylvania Mountain, a Treasure Trove for Nature Lovers.
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Pennsylvania Mountain, located in the scenic Mosquito Mountain Range, is only short drive from Fairplay. By traveling north on Hwy 9, continuing on County Rd. 14 and on up Mountain View Drive where it dead ends, one arrives at the trail head. From here at 13,006, Pennsylvania Mountain offers spectacular 360 degree views. The easy to moderate hiking trail leads through a 500+ acre natural area with public land on three sides and the remnants of high altitude gold mining operations in the not far away. At first one hikes along a well-established trail lined with fir trees...