The Mummy Mountains

The Mummy Mountain Range is the northern-most range in Rocky Mountain National Park. If you look at the Mummies from the right vantage point, you'll notice they are in the shape of a mummy lying on its back, thus the name.

The Mummies include seven mountains over 13,000 feet in elevation, offering the hiker a multitude of options. Trailheads surround the Mummies, allowing routes from almost any direction.

Maps:

The Mummy Mountains (475K JPG)

Major Trails:

Bulwark Ridge Trail (Signal Mountain Trail):

This trail shares a trailhead with the Lost Lake Trail. The trail is entirely outside of the Park, but it does allow the easiest access to South Signal Mountain, which is on the Park boundary.
From this trail you can climb the following mountains: South Signal Mountain.

Chapin Creek Trail:

The Chapin Creek Trailhead is near timberline on Old Fall River Road. Hikers take care, since Old Fall River Road is one-way, thus you'll have to drive to the Alpine Visitor's Center atop Trail Ridge Road after your hike. The trail descends into the Chapin Creek and Cache La Poudre drainage, where it becomes the Poudre River Trail, and eventually meets the Mummy Pass Trail.
From this trail you can climb the following mountains: Mount Chapin, Mount Chiquita, Desolation Peaks, Fairchild Mountain, Flatiron Mountain, Marmot Point, Mount Ypsilon.
From this trail you can visit the following: Chapin Creek, Chapin Pass, Hazeline Lake.

Cow Creek Trail:

This trail connects the Gem Lake area with the Mummy Mountain area, by climbing through Black Canyon.
From this trail you can climb the following mountains: Dark Mountain, The Needles, Sheep Mountain.
From this trail you can visit the following: Potts Puddle.

Gem Lake Trail:

This trail takes hikers into the heart of Lumpy Ridge.
From this trail you can climb the following mountains: The Twin Owls (technical).
From this trail you can visit the following: Gem Lake.

Lawn Lake Trail:

Lawn Lake Trail starts steeply above Horseshoe Park, and continues to Lawn Lake, over 6 miles from the trailhead.
From this trail you can climb the following mountains: Bighorn Mountain, Fairchild Mountain, Hagues Peak, Mummy Mountain, Rowe Mountain, Rowe Peak, Mount Tileston.
From this trail you can visit the following: Crystal Lake, Lawn Lake, Little Crystal Lake, Potts Puddle, Rowe Glacier, The Saddle.

Lost Lake Trail:

This trail begins outside of the park, at the North Fork Trailhead. The trail takes hikers high into the Mummy Range, to some of the most secluded areas of the Park.
From this trail you can climb the following mountains: Mount Dickinson, Mount Dunraven.
From this trail you can visit the following: Dunraven Lake, Lake Husted, Lost Falls, Lost Lake, Lake Louise, North Fork Ranger Station (patrol cabin).

Mirror Lake Trail:

The Mirror Lake Trail branches off of the Mummy Pass Trail 4.5 miles from the Corral Creek trailhead. Mirror Lake is a popular destination for climbers, as it is surrounded by several unnamed peaks.
From this trail you can climb the following mountains: Comanche Peak.
From this trail you can visit the following: Mirror Lake.

Mummy Pass Trail:

The Mummy Pass Trail connects the Corral Creek trailhead with the Pingree Park trailhead. The trail heads (generally) east to west, and crosses some of the most remote areas in Rocky Mountain National Park.
From this trail you can climb the following mountains: Comanche Peak, Fall Mountain, Rowe Mountain, Rowe Peak.
From this trail you can visit the following: Cache La Poudre River, Corral Creek, Flint Pass, Hague Creek, Mummy Pass, Mummy Pass Creek.

Stormy Peaks Trail:

This trail connects the Lost Lake trail with the Pingree Park area, by way of the Stormy Peaks.
From this trail you can climb the following mountains: Ramsey Peak, Skull Point, Stormy Peaks, Sugarloaf Mountain.
From this trail you can visit the following: Stormy Peaks Pass.

Ypsilon Lake Trail:

Ypsilon Lake Trail forks off of Lawn Lake Trail over a mile from the trailhead. The trail winds below the great faces of Mounts Chapin, Chiquita and Ypsilon.
From this trail you can climb the following mountains: Mount Chapin, Mount Chiquita, Mount Ypsilon (Note: While it is possible to climb these from this area, it is much easier to climb them via Chapin Creek Trail. Ypsilon Mountain offers several popular technical routes from this side).
From this trail you can visit the following: Chipmunk Lake, Chiquita Lake, Fay Lakes, Spectacle Lakes, Ypsilon Lake.

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