Mount Blue Sky–Chicago Lakes Lookout, 4 summits is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Evans Wilderness near Georgetown, CO. The route passes Mount Blue Sky and Chicago Lakes Lookout before reaching Summit Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,969 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi12,855 – 14,256 ft · steepest grade: 36%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mount Blue Sky Summit Trail 39.58835, -105.64370
Nearest town Georgetown, CO
Directions
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Mount Blue Sky–Chicago Lakes Lookout, 4 summits
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,969 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 12,856–14,255 ft
Out & Back · Mount Evans Wilderness
Trailhead: Mount Blue Sky Summit Trail · 39.58835, -105.64370
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 52°F / low 33° · precip 9% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mount Blue Sky Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Mount Blue Sky.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mount Blue Sky Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miPass Chicago Lakes Lookout.
- 50 ftPass Summit Lake.
- 100 ftReach Mount Blue Sky, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Mount Blue Sky Summit Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 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
92% dirt8% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 52°F33°
Precip9%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity53%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
55°30°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
54°36°
23%
Sun
53°37°
42%
Mon
55°37°
47%
Tue
56°33°
46%
Wed
56°34°
51%
Thu
58°34°
49%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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