Cook Lake

Wyoming

Wyoming

Free — you'll pick up right here.

1.9 mi

Distance

8 ft

Gain

38 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Black Hills National Forest

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

    Boundary data

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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Why you'll love it

Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.9 mi
Elevation gain
8 ft
Highest point
4,760 ft
Lowest point
4,738 ft
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Directions & GPX

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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Bikes
Allowed
Horses
Allowed
Surface
Natural
Accessibility
Not an accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)

Source for bikes, horses, surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)

About this trail

Cook Lake is a short out-and-back trail in Wyoming managed by the Forest Service. The trail is 1.90 miles round-trip with 8 feet of elevation gain.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
4,760 ft
Length (round trip)
1.9 mi
Shape
Out and back

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

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Sundance, WY weather station, 12 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan33° high13° low
  2. Feb34° high14° low
  3. Mar44° high22° low
  4. Apr52° high29° low
  5. May63° high39° low
  6. Jun73° high49° low
  7. Jul82° high55° low
  8. Aug81° high54° low
  9. Sep71° high45° low
  10. Oct56° high33° low
  11. Nov42° high22° low
  12. Dec33° high14° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Black Hills National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

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