Chicago Lakes Lookout–Summit Lake, 4 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 3,687 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Chicago Lakes Lookout–Summit Lake, 4 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Evans Wilderness near Silver Plume, CO. The route passes Chicago Lakes Lookout before reaching Summit Lake at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 3,687 ft, with sections as steep as 56% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Chicago Lakes Lookout–Summit Lake, 4 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 3,687 ft · 5 hr 7 min
Elevation 11,496–13,856 ft
Out & Back · Mount Evans Wilderness
Trailhead: Mount Bierstadt Trail · 39.59669, -105.71177
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mount Bierstadt Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 2.5 miSharp left onto Mount Blue Sky Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miPass Chicago Lakes Lookout.
- 50 ftPass Summit Lake.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Summit Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Chicago Lakes Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Blue Sky Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 2.5 miBear right onto Mount Bierstadt Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive 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 3.3 mi in (~145 min). Leave by 4:46 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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