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Arapaho National Forest

Fox Mountain–Saint Mary's Glacier, 6 sights

4 mi · ▲ 1,222 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Fox Mountain–Saint Mary's Glacier, 6 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Alice, CO. The route passes Fox Mountain, Silver Lake, Saint Mary's Lake and Saint Mary's Glacier. It climbs 1,222 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,640 – 11,789 ft · steepest grade: 29%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Canyon Court 39.83207, -105.64295
Nearest town Alice, CO
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Fox Mountain–Saint Mary's Glacier, 6 sights

4 mi · ▲ 1,222 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 10,640–11,788 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Canyon Court · 39.83207, -105.64295

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 65°F / low 49° · precip 11% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Canyon Court, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Fox Mountain.
  3. 50 ftPass Silver Lake.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftPass Saint Mary's Lake.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading N.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miPass Saint Mary's Glacier.
  12. 0.5 miSharp right onto Kingston Peak Spur, heading NW.
  13. 1.1 miReach Fox Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.1 miSharp left onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.7 miContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading S.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto St Marys Glacier Hike, heading SE.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto St. Mary's Glacier Trail, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 450 ftTurn left onto Canyon Court, heading S.
  21. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fox-mountain-saint-marys-glacier-out-back-8-lakes-6-km

Trail surface

75% dirt18% other7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F49°
Precip11%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity41%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 63°50° 43%
Mon 63°45° 42%
Tue 69°42° 44%
Wed 71°46° 44%
Thu 65°45° 37%
Fri 67°42° 32%

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