Cottonwood Peak & Conttonwood Repeater Road via Big Meadows Road
10.7 mi · ▲ 2,058 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Cottonwood Peak & Conttonwood Repeater Road via Big Meadows Road is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Hot Sulphur Springs, CO. The route reaches Cottonwood Peak at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 2,058 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cottonwood Peak & Conttonwood Repeater Road via Big Meadows Road
10.7 mi · ▲ 2,058 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Elevation 8,136–10,120 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 40.03007, -106.10076
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 40° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Big Meadows Road, heading NE.
- 4.6 miBear left onto Conttonwood Repeater Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Cottonwood Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Big Meadows Road, heading SW.
- 4.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 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 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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