Catamount Overlook–Pikes Peak Overlook, 3 viewpoints
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Catamount Overlook–Pikes Peak Overlook, 3 viewpoints is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Staunton State Park near Shaffers Crossing, CO. The route passes Pikes Peak Overlook before reaching Catamount Overlook at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,121 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Catamount Overlook–Pikes Peak Overlook, 3 viewpoints
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 8,547–9,512 ft
Out & Back · Staunton State Park
Trailhead: 39.50898, -105.39131
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 57° · precip 14% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mason Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Bear Paw Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass Pikes Peak Overlook.
- 0.1 miReach Catamount Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Mason Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Old Mill Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Eagle Cliffs Overlook & Old Mill Trail via Bear Paw Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft
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