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Lookout Mountain–Crystal Mountain Top Road, 4 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 2,440 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Lookout Mountain–Crystal Mountain Top Road, 4 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Box Prairie, CO. The route reaches Lookout Mountain at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 2,440 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,271 – 10,621 ft · steepest grade: 22%8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.53453, -105.40292
Nearest town Box Prairie, CO
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Lookout Mountain–Crystal Mountain Top Road, 4 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 2,440 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Elevation 8,271–10,621 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.53453, -105.40292

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 80°F / low 58° · precip 4% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crystal Mountain Road, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Crystal Mountain Top Road, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  6. 2.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Lookout Mountain Summit Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miReach Lookout Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  10. 2.5 miBear right onto Crystal Mountain Top Road, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Crystal Mountain Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miArrive 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/lookout-mountain-crystal-mountain-top-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 80°F58°
Precip4%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 76°59°
Sun 79°58° 29%
Mon 77°58° 23%
Tue 74°52° 23%
Wed 75°51° 33%
Thu 80°56° 39%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~171 min). Leave by 4:20 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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