BFRO #63153: Daylight sighting by hikers at Mayflower Gulch outside Leadville
π Location
Mayflower Basin (Mayflower Gulch), Summit County, Colorado, Between Climax Pass and Copper Mtn, CoNEAREST ROAD: Co 91OBSERVED: On Thursday July 25 my girlfriend and I we hiking in Mayflower Basin south of Co 91. We were up in the basin and Helen had gone ahead..., CO
Specific Location: Near snow cornice in Mayflower Basin, south of CO-91, between Climax Pass and Copper Mountain; near three miner log cabin remnants
Coordinates: 39.41000, -106.50000
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39.4100Β°, -106.5000Β°
π Description
On Thursday July 25 my girlfriend and I we hiking in Mayflower Basin south of Co 91. We were up in the basin and Helen had gone ahead to the foot of the basin. I was about 100 yds off the three miner log cabin remnants sitting on a rock enjoying peanuts and water when, looking west, I saw a very large brown biped approach the snow wall / cornice and seek to climb it. The biped was unable to climb up over 20 feet, moved back down laterally to its right, and then down to the ground off the snow. It then walked on two legs very briskly to the right, subsequently out of my view. About 4-5 minutes later a hiker with his dog came walking down the trail. And I later saw this brown biped from time to time walking above the snow cornice southbound. Did not see it again.Helen returned to me, we discussed, then walked down to the locked gated prohibiting cars into the basin to talk with the hiker. His name was Robbie, his dog, Dallas. We agreed to scale up the trail to where I had seen the brown biped. Helen took longer, but Robbie and I reached the area, found hand prints in the snow in an arch, one print lower with three big fingers and one thumb. Foot prints were not descriptive of toes, arch heel. We took Iphone photos and will share if interested. We then traversed to right, north, on difficult terrain. That is quite slanted where the biped moved quickly and easily. No further sighting. This was now about 2:30 pm when Inhad seen the biped about 1:45 pm. Returned back to dirt road and the parking lot by bushwacking through forest.
π Circumstances
No one to sighting of biped, Robert and I saw hand marks on snow in reaching cicle above foot prints weel above our reaching . I was sitting on rock in basin eating peanuts and drinking water. My vision was tested the day before at eye doctor. 20/10
π€οΈ Weather Conditions
Sighting 1:45 pm. Travel to snow cornice and investigation of hand prints in snow cornice /wall about 2:30 pm
βΉοΈ Additional Details
Sighting 1:45 pm. Travel to snow cornice and investigation of hand prints in snow cornice /wall about 2:30 pm
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Case Information
- Case ID
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- Primary Source
- BFRO
- Added to Map
- December 9, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 10, 2025