Snowline Lake
2.6 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 58 min
Snowline Lake is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Gilpin, CO. The route reaches Snowline Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,960 – 9,092 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Snowline Lake 39.88178, -105.50624
Nearest town Gilpin, CO
Directions
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Snowline Lake
2.6 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 58 min
Elevation 8,961–9,092 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Snowline Lake · 39.88178, -105.50624
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 54° · precip 18% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
- Start on Snowline Lake, heading SE.
- 1 miBear left onto Snowline Lake Spur, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Snowline Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Snowline Lake, heading E.
- 1 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
76% dirt24% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 76°F54°
Precip18%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat
73°57°
21%
Sun
71°54°
40%
Mon
72°53°
44%
Tue
74°50°
41%
Wed
71°49°
42%
Thu
76°53°
35%
More from Snowline Lake Trailhead
- Fairburn Spur Road via Fairburn Mountain Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Snowline Lake Spur 2.3 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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- Dakota Hill–Fairburn Spur Road, 7 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 2,614 ft
- Dakota Hill Road–Dakota Hill Spur, 7 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 3,546 ft
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