Comanche Peak Wilderness

Signal Mountain & Signal Mountain Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 2,959 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Signal Mountain & Signal Mountain Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Comanche Peak Wilderness near Box Prairie, CO. The route reaches Signal Mountain at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 2,959 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,481 – 11,260 ft · steepest grade: 25%11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Signal Mountain Trailhead 40.56649, -105.55517
Nearest town Box Prairie, CO

Directions

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Signal Mountain & Signal Mountain Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 2,959 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Elevation 8,481–11,260 ft

Out & Back · Comanche Peak Wilderness

Trailhead: Signal Mountain Trailhead · 40.56649, -105.55517

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Signal Mountain Trail, heading S.
  2. 5.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miReach Signal Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 5.7 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~188 min). Leave by 4:03 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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