Peterson Lake Trail via Big South Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 51 min
Peterson Lake Trail via Big South Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Comanche Peak Wilderness near Spencer Heights, CO. It climbs 287 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,305 – 9,607 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Peterson Lake Road 40.55290, -105.78078
Nearest town Spencer Heights, CO
Directions
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Peterson Lake Trail via Big South Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 51 min
Elevation 9,303–9,606 ft
Out & Back · Comanche Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Peterson Lake Road · 40.55290, -105.78078
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Peterson Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Big South Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Peterson Lake Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Peterson Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 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
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 74°F45°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity24%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
73°50°
Sun
76°51°
24%
Mon
65°51°
29%
Tue
71°46°
19%
Wed
74°50°
28%
Thu
72°50°
37%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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