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Comanche Peak Wilderness

Signal Mountain Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 2,885 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Signal Mountain Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Comanche Peak Wilderness near Box Prairie, CO. It climbs 2,885 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,439 – 11,195 ft · steepest grade: 21%11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.56999, -105.55088
Nearest town Box Prairie, CO
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Signal Mountain Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 2,885 ft · 5 hr 15 min

Elevation 8,440–11,195 ft

Out & Back · Comanche Peak Wilderness

Trailhead: 40.56999, -105.55088

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 52° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Signal Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  3. 5.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 5.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/signal-mountain-trail-out-back

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F52°
Precip4%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity27%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 78°57°
Sun 77°57° 35%
Mon 74°57° 21%
Tue 76°52° 22%
Wed 74°52° 32%
Thu 81°56° 40%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~184 min). Leave by 4:07 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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