Lookout Mountain Viewpoint–Denver Mountain Parks, 6 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Apex Park near Panorama Heights, CO. The route passes Golden Reservoir, Denver Mountain Parks and Lookout Mountain Viewpoint. It climbs 1,137 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,867 – 7,566 ft7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.73101, -105.23707
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CO
Directions
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Lookout Mountain Viewpoint–Denver Mountain Parks, 6 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,137 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 6,867–7,566 ft
Out & Back · Apex Park
Trailhead: 39.73101, -105.23707
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 84°F / low 66° · precip 5% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Golden Reservoir.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Buffalo Bill Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Denver Mountain Parks.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Lookout Mountain Viewpoint.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Apex Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Enchanted Forest Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Apex Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Rocker Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Enchanted Forest Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rocker Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Lookout Mountain Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Enchanted Forest Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rocker Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Apex Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Enchanted Forest Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Apex Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bill Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bill's Grave, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
91% dirt2% paved7% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 84°F66°
Precip5%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun
80°56°
27%
Mon
79°66°
43%
Tue
81°61°
36%
Wed
82°61°
42%
Thu
82°63°
30%
Fri
84°61°
21%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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