The Colorado Trail #1776 crosses 10 miles of the eastern region, and only about 10 more miles of trails exist in this Wilderness. The US Fish and Wildlife Service manages the fishery and water resources to protect and perpetuate native fish species. The Forest Service is the principal land manager, protecting the Wilderness resources. The hatchery land inside the Wilderness boundary is co-managed by the US Forest Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service. The majority of the Fish Hatchery lies within the boundary of the Mount Massive Wilderness. The Leadville National Fish Hatchery, managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, comprises approximately 2,500 acres.
Dry lodgepole pine forests, typical of the eastern slopes of the divide, cover much of the lower elevations and give way to spruce and fir higher up before all trees yield to alpine tundra.
The divide marks the western boundary of this area, with the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness immediately to the other side. Just south of the Wilderness stands Mount Elbert at 14,443 feet, Colorado's highest summit. Nowhere along the Continental Divide does the ground rise higher than the Sawatch Range, the crest of this continent. Mount Massive (14,421 feet), Colorado's second highest peak, and other mountains of the Sawatch Range have two distinctive characteristics: great height, and a huge, sloping bulk that makes them relatively easy to climb. A man on the top of Mount Elbert the highest peak in Colorado with a sweeping summit panorama. A small but spirited waterfall on the trail to Twin Lakes. Waterfall along North Halfmoon Creek, Mount Massive Wilderness, Colorado. Mount Massive-Northwest Peak (14,320 ft/4365 m) Mount Massive-Green Peak (14,280 ft/4353 m) Mount Massive-Far Northwest Peak (14,169 ft/4319 m) Mount Massive-Southeast Peak (14,132 ft/4307 m) Latitude/Longitude (WGS84) 39° 11 14 N, 106° 28 32 W 39.187286, -106. Since were at 10,000 feet, the snow comes early so you can be. The Mount Massive Wilderness is bordered by the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness to the west. Mount Massive 14,428 ft 4398 m Colorados second highest. Mount Massive Ski and Snowshoe Trails provide spectacular views of Colorados highest peaks. All of this wilderness is located in Colorado and is managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Forest Service. Mount Massive Wilderness was designated by congress in 1980 and it now has a total of 30,540 acres.
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