Disappointment Falls
Colorado
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0.6 mi
Distance
36 ft
Gain
6 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Disappointment Falls
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 36 ft
- Elevation loss
- 83 ft
- Highest point
- 7,901 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,863 ft
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About this trail
Disappointment Falls is a short 0.62-mile trail near 40.8°N 105.5°W in Colorado's Trails near 40.8°N 105.5°W trail system. The trail gains 126 feet of elevation.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
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