Reservations are recommended, as some backcountry sites become reserved for the entire summer by March. Backcountry camping is allowed in the Park in pre-defined backcountry campsites. CampingSeveral campgrounds are available in the Park, some of which allow reservations. Daily as well as annual passes are available. Red Tape'Gem Peak' is within Rocky Mountain National Park. Getting ThereThe easiest approach to 'Gem Peak' involves starting at the Lumpy Ridge Trailhead. The summit provides a nice view along the top of Lumpy Ridge to the west, as well as views of Sheep Mountain to the northwest, the other two 'Gemstones' to the southeast, and the Longs Peak massif and peaks of the Continental Divide to the southwest. 'Gem Peak' has 360 feet of prominence above the saddle with its parent peak, The Needles 2.4 miles to the west. It is the 89th tallest peak on Gerry Roach's Rocky Mountain National Park Summits List. 'Gem Peak' does not appear on Mountain Jim's Summits of Rocky Mountain National Park List because the peak does not have an official USGS name. The easiest approach up any of 'The Gemstones' involves some class 3 scrambling and some route-finding, so be prepared accordingly. Gem Lake sits in between 'Middle Gemstone' and 'East Gemstone'. 'Gem Peak' is the 'West Gemstone' (the tallest of the 'The Gemstones'). Mountain Jim unofficially names these three rock formations 'The Gemstones', with individual names being 'West Gemstone', 'Middle Gemstone', and 'East Gemstone'. 'Gem Peak' is one of three rock formations near small Gem Lake. Another unofficial name for this peak is 'West Gemstone', a name used by SummitPost member Mountain Jim in his Annotated Gemstones Picture and Annotated Lumpy Ridge Picture. The name 'Gem Pk' was likely coined by Gerry Roach and is the name used in his Rocky Mountain National Park Summits List. 'Gem Peak' is an unofficially named peak which resides at the east end of Lumpy Ridge in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO.
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