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Trip Report - Falcon Ridge, Frisco Colorado, August 11, 2019. Drove to Frisco and parked at the North Tenmile trailhead. Trailhead. Falcon Point is the highest point in the picture Walked about halfway down the on-ramp to I-70 (towards Copper Mountain). From there, started bushwhacking up the mountainside.  The route There were a few cairns but there’s no real trail to follow because there are so many downed trees. The false summit is what you see from town. Just a short time into the hike, and you have a good view of the destination... Falcon Point After a short climb, there are some good view of Mount Royal to the east. Mount Royal Continuing up the undefined path, and I'm rewarded with nice views of Lake Dillon... Lake Dillon in the background After that, arrived at the base of Falcon Point, which is pretty intimidating... Approaching the crux of the route Getting to the top had a few difficult moves, and I spent a lot of time route-fi