Modeling Visitor Use on High Elevation Trails: An Example from Long's Peak

Dave Pettebone, Ashley D'Antonio, Abigain Sisneros-Kidd, Christopher Monz

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Modeling Visitor Use on High Elevation Trails: An Example from Long's Peak

Dave Pettebone, Ashley D'Antonio, Abigain Sisneros-Kidd, Christopher Monz

Abstract

This study used camera traps to collect visitor use data near the summit of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, to determine if counts from near the trailhead could accurately estimate use at the summit and to provide a framework for using data from a lower elevation, easily accessible area to estimate visitor use in remote, high-elevation locations.