Prospect Loop

Colorado

Colorado

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0.8 mi

Distance

233 ft

Gain

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What we do know

  • Inside Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

  • In the CAIC zone forecast zone

    Avalanche danger ratings feed from avalanche.org when the center is forecasting.

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  • No access route mapped

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.8 mi
Elevation gain
233 ft
Elevation loss
85 ft
Highest point
11,098 ft
Lowest point
10,855 ft

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About this route

Prospect Loop is a 0.85-mile loop in Colorado with 336 feet of elevation gain. The route follows a loop pattern and is managed by the Forest Service.

Facts about this route

The climb

Starts at
10,865 ft
High point
11,098 ft
Total climbing
233 ft
Total descent
85 ft
Steepest stretch
11% grade around mile 0.4 from the start
Length
0.9 mi

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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