Lower Yankee West Road–Yankee HIll Climb West, 3 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Lower Yankee West Road–Yankee HIll Climb West, 3 sights is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Alice, CO. It climbs 471 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,706 – 11,191 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Kingston Peak Spur 39.83422, -105.63621
Nearest town Alice, CO
Directions
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Lower Yankee West Road–Yankee HIll Climb West, 3 sights
2.9 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 10,708–11,191 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Kingston Peak Spur · 39.83422, -105.63621
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Lower Yankee West Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Yankee Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Yankee HIll Climb West, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Lower Yankee West Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Yankee Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Lower Yankee West Road, heading W.
- 0.8 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
55% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
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