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West Peak & Lone Eagle is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. The route reaches West Peak at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 773 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,330 – 9,105 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ballroom Black 40.04413, -105.90591
Nearest town Elkdale, CO

Directions

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West Peak & Lone Eagle

4.8 mi · ▲ 773 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 8,331–9,105 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ballroom Black · 40.04413, -105.90591

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lone Eagle, heading N.
  6. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Lone Eagle Connector, heading S.
  7. 150 ftReach West Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lone Eagle, heading SW.
  9. 1.6 miTurn right onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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