The Mummy Range is a mountain range

Mountain range

A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...

 in the Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...

 of northern Colorado

Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

 in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The range is a short subrange of the Front Range

Front Range

The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the north-central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountered moving west along the 40th parallel north across...

 located in southwestern Larimer County

Larimer County, Colorado

Larimer County is the seventh most populous and the ninth most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county is located at the northern end of the Front Range, at the edge of the Colorado Eastern Plains along the border with Wyoming...

 northwest of the town of Estes Park

Estes Park, Colorado

Estes Park is a town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. A popular summer resort and the location of the headquarters for Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park lies along the Big Thompson River. Estes Park had a population of 5,858 at the 2010 census...

. It is located largely within Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park is a national park located in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Colorado.It features majestic mountain views, a variety of wildlife, varied climates and environments—from wooded forests to mountain tundra—and easy access to back-country trails...

, extending north from Trail Ridge Road

Trail Ridge Road

Trail Ridge Road is the name for a stretch of U.S. Highway 34 and is the highest continuous highway in the United States. Also known as Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway, it traverses Rocky Mountain National Park from Estes Park, Colorado in the east to Grand Lake, Colorado in...

 approximately 15 miles (24 km).

Prominent peaks in the range include Hagues Peak

Hagues Peak

Hagues Peak, elevation , is the highest summit of the Mummy Range of Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado....

, Ypsilon Mountain and Mummy Mountain

Mummy Mountain (Colorado)

Mummy Mountain is a peak located in the Rocky Mountains in northern Colorado in the United States. It is located at the southern end of the Mummy Range in southeastern Larimer County, within Rocky Mountain National Park, approximately 6 miles northwest of the town of Estes Park.-External links:*...

. These peaks are easily accessible via the Lawn Lake trail leading to "the Saddle" between Hagues Peak and Fairchild Mountain and, on the southwestern end, the Chapin Pass trail from the Fall River

Fall River (Larimer County, Colorado)

The Fall River is a tributary of the Big Thompson River in Larimer County, Colorado. The river's source is near the Alpine Visitor Center in Rocky Mountain National Park. It flows down a canyon and over Chasm Falls before a confluence with the Big Thompson in Estes Park....

 road. Some offer reasonably challenging technical routes but all can be ascended by walking and mild scrambling after snowmelt.

See also

• Colorado mountain ranges
• Geography of Colorado
  Geography of Colorado
  The geography of the state of Colorado is diverse, encompassing both rugged mountainous terrain, vast plains, desert lands, desert canyons, and mesas. The state of Colorado is defined as the geospherical rectangle that stretches from 37°N to 41°N latitude and from 102°03'W to 109°03'W longitude . ...
  
  
• List of highest mountain peaks in Colorado
• Rocky Mountains
  Rocky Mountains
  The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
  
  

External links

• Rocky Mountains @ Peakbagger
  • Southern Rocky Mountains @ Peakbagger
    • Front Range @ Peakbagger
      • Mummy Range @ Peakbagger
• Topographic map from USGS via Microsoft Research Maps
• Hiking info and photos of Ypsilon Lake, which sits at the base of Ypsilon Mountain