Alpine Visitor Center

Visitor center at Fall River Pass, Colorado

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The visitor center in late May

Rocky Mountain National Park's Alpine Visitor Center is located at 11,796 feet (3,595 m) above sea level at Fall River Pass, one mile west of the highest point on Trail Ridge Road and four miles east of the Continental Divide at Milner Pass in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the highest visitor center in the National Park System.[1]

The Alpine Visitor Center includes restrooms, exhibits on the alpine tundra ecosystem, and a gift shop operated by the park's non-profit partner organization, the Rocky Mountain Conservancy. The visitor center opens around Memorial Day and closes around mid-October due to snow and the extreme winter environment. In mid-summer, the visitor center is also usually accessible by Old Fall River Road, a 9-mile dirt road open to one-way, uphill vehicle traffic.

Views from the Alpine Visitor Center include the Mummy Range, the Fall River Valley, and Trail Ridge to the east and the Never Summer and Medicine Bow ranges to the west and north. Hiking opportunities include the 1/4-mile round-trip Alpine Ridge Trail, commonly referred to as "Huffer's Hill," and the 8-mile round-trip Ute Trail to Milner Pass. Park Rangers provide park orientation and interpretive programs on the alpine tundra.

Additional gift and food services at Fall River Pass are provided at the concession-operated "Trail Ridge Store and Cafe."

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Alpine Visitor Center - Rocky Mountain National Park (U.S. National Park Service)".

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Alpine Visitor Center at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 40°26′29″N 105°45′14″W﻿ / ﻿40.4414°N 105.7538°W﻿ / 40.4414; -105.7538

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Rocky Mountain National Park

Attractions|

* Alpine Visitor Center
* Alpine Tundra Research
* Beaver Meadows Visitor Center
* Agnes Vaille Shelter
* Dutchtown (ghost town)
* Fall River Pass
* Horseshoe Park
* Kawuneeche Valley
* Lulu City (ghost town)
* Lumpy Ridge
* Middle Park
* Milner Pass (Continental Divide)
* Moraine Park Museum and Amphitheater
* Petit Grepon (spire)
* Upper Beaver Meadows
* Wild Basin

| Peaks|

* Chief Cheley Peak
* Fairchild Mountain
* Hagues Peak
* Hallett Peak
* Longs Peak
* Mount Chiquita
* Mount Ida
* Mount Julian
* Mount Alice
* Mount Meeker
* Mummy Mountain
* Mummy Range
* Never Summer Mountains
* Flattop Mountain
* Lean Mountain
* Mount Richthofen
* Static Peak
* Taylor Peak
* Twin Sisters Peaks
* Ypsilon Mountain

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Hiking trails and
technical climbs|

* Hiking trails
* Bear Lake
* Bierstadt Lake
* Continental Divide Trail
* East Inlet Trail
* East Longs Peak Trail
* Fern Lake Trail
* Flattop Mountain Trail
* Lake Haiyaha Trail
* Lost Lake Trail
* Shadow Mountain Trail
* Thunder Lake Trail-Bluebird Lake Trail
* Upper Beaver Meadows
* Technical climbs
* Casual Route
* Northcutt-Carter Route
* South Face (Petit Grepon)

Glaciers|

* Andrews Glacier
* The Dove (glacier)
* Mills Glacier
* Moomaw Glacier
* Rowe Glacier
* Saint Vrain Glaciers
* Taylor Glacier
* Tyndall Glacier

Bodies of
water|

* Bear Lake
* Bierstadt Lake
* Chasm Falls
* Dream Lake
* Fern Lake
* Haynach Lakes
* Hidden River
* Murphy Lake
* La Poudre Pass Lake
* Roaring River
* Snowdrift Lake
* Sprague Lake

History|

* History of Rocky Mountain National Park
* NRHP listings in RMNP
* NRHP in Rocky Mountain NP template
* Districts or areas
* Cache La Poudre River Corridor National Heritage Area
* Fall River Entrance Historic District
* Holzwarth Historic District

People|

* Earl of Dunraven
* Elkanah Lamb
* Stephen H. Long
* Enos Mills
* Freelan Oscar Stanley
* Ute people

Lodging
& camping|

* Grand Lake Lodge
* The Stanley Hotel

Natural disasters|

* Big Thompson River flash flood (1976)
* Lawn Lake Dam flood (1982)
* Mountain pine beetle outbreak (1996+)
* Big Meadows fire (2013)

Transportation|

* Park Roads
* Fall River Road
* Trail Ridge Road / US 34
* Highways
* US 34
* US 36
* SH 7
* Denver International Airport
* Denver Union Station
* RTD

Nearby
municipalities|

* Allenspark
* Boulder
* Estes Park
* Grand Lake
* Longmont
* Lyons

Geology and
geography|

* Geology of the Rocky Mountains
* Ecology of the Rocky Mountains
* Continental Divide
* Front Range
* Rivers of the Rocky Mountains
* Rocky Mountains subalpine zone

Additional
information|

* Rocky Mountain National Park Category
* Colorado Portal

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