Beacon Peak via Rollins Pass Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near East Portal, CO. The route reaches Beacon Peak at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 380 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi11,674 – 12,068 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Boulder Wagon Road 39.93272, -105.68321
Nearest town East Portal, CO
Directions
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Beacon Peak via Rollins Pass Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 11,675–12,068 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Boulder Wagon Road · 39.93272, -105.68321
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 60°F / low 38° · precip 28% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Boulder Wagon Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rollins Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miReach Beacon Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Boulder Wagon Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 60°F38°
Precip28%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity62%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°35°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
58°41°
17%
Sun
69°44°
55%
Mon
59°42°
42%
Tue
65°39°
32%
Wed
66°41°
40%
Thu
64°42°
44%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:11 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:31 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:59 PM.
More from Boulder Wagon Road Trailhead
- Beacon Peak–Rollins Pass, 3 summits 2.6 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- Boulder Wagon Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 372 ft
- Rollins Pass Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Needle Eye Bypass Trail & Rollins Pass Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 419 ft
- Bob Lake–Bob and Betty Lakes Trail, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,025 ft
- Guinn Mountain–Boulder Wagon Road Spur, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,170 ft
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