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Bushnell Peak
Colorado
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29.3 mi
Distance
9,450 ft
Gain
Final 0.7 mi off-trail
No mapped path. Route-finding required. It climbs about 1,260 ft. The dashed line is a straight-line guide, not a route.
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 20 h ago · oldest 21 h
caution: Agency alerts
26 active alerts in Pike and San Isabel National Forests; most severe: FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
USFSPosted Sep 18 · checked 21 h ago
clear: Weather
Rain, high 62°F / low 54°F, 20% precip — 92/100 for hike
OpenWeather20 h ago
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Why you'll love it
Big climb
Out & back
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Bushnell Peak
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 29.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 9,450 ft
- Elevation loss
- 9,450 ft
- Highest point
- 13,100 ft
Profile ends where the mapped trail ends. The last 0.7 mi is off-trail.
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Bushnell Peak rises to 13,100 ft in Colorado. This route starts at Bear Creek Rainbow Trail Parking and covers 29.3 miles round trip with about 9,450 ft of climbing. The mapped trail ends 0.7 miles and about 1,260 ft short of the summit; the final stretch is off-trail with no mapped path and needs route-finding.
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