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.
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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
- Start on Signal Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 5.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Signal Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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.
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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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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