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Lookout Mountain Viewpoint–Lookout Mountain Park Viewpoint, 6 viewpoints is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Windy Saddle Park near Panorama Heights, CO. The route passes Lookout Mountain Viewpoint, Golden Reservoir, Denver Mountain Parks and Buffalo Bill Viewpoint before reaching Lookout Mountain Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 342 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,310 – 7,573 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.72751, -105.25345
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CO

Directions

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Lookout Mountain Viewpoint–Lookout Mountain Park Viewpoint, 6 viewpoints

2.4 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 58 min

Elevation 7,309–7,573 ft

Out & Back · Windy Saddle Park

Trailhead: 39.72751, -105.25345

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miPass Lookout Mountain Viewpoint.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bill Trail, heading E.
  5. 350 ftPass Golden Reservoir.
  6. 0.1 miPass Denver Mountain Parks.
  7. 0.2 miPass Buffalo Bill Viewpoint.
  8. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftPass Lookout Mountain Park Viewpoint.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 200 ftReach Lookout Mountain Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lookout Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

69% dirt4% paved27% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 82°64°
Sun 82°57° 21%
Mon 80°65° 47%
Tue 80°61° 37%
Wed 77°59° 40%
Thu 83°60° 38%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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