Distance
0.2 mi to summit
0.7 mi total
Elevation
5,391 ft start
5,497 ft max
Vertical
59 ft gain
Time
8 min to summit
19 min total
Soco Bald is in Mile High Campground. We parked at the office and got permission to walk in the campground. As we reached the peak, we saw a man setting a small carved stone on the roots of the tree on the peak. He said it was a memorial to his wife. They had a tradition of staying in the campsite by the peak, and he was continuing their tradition in remembrance of her. A tear came to my eye as I thought of that couple on our descent from the peak.