10,180 ft
Elevation
12
Nearby Trails
12
Activities
12
Campgrounds
About Tin Cup
Originally named Virginia City, renamed to Tin Cup after a prospector found gold using a tin cup to pan the creek. Known as one of Colorado's wildest mining camps.
Know before you go
Tin Cup
Sun & Moon
12:04 PM
Sunrise
7:13 PM
Solar Noon
2:22 AM
Sunset
Golden Hour AM → 12:42 PM
Golden Hour PM ← 1:44 AM
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Waxing Gibbous
99% illuminated
Live14h 17m of daylight
Tin Cup
Season
64days left
Peak Season End
Closes in 64 days
LiveJun 1 – Sep 30 · Based on historical averages
Tin Cup
Best Time to Visit
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Off Season
July — July conditions
LivePrime season: June – August
Nearby Trails
Lost Lake
moderate · 3.46 mi · 370 ft gain
Fairview Peak
easy · 1.72 mi · 941 ft gain
Ptarmigan Lake
moderate · 7.32 mi · 1447 ft gain
Henry Lake
moderate · 3.76 mi · 1152 ft gain
Lower Lamphier Lake
easy · 0.22 mi · 47 ft gain
South Lottis
hard · 20.78 mi · 2886 ft gain
Mill Lake
moderate · 3.29 mi · 1220 ft gain
Alpine Tunnel
easy · 1.72 mi · 401 ft gain
Things to Do
Mirror Lake Campground
Mirror Lake Campground
Mirror Lake Campground
camp_site · Mirror Lake Campground
Mirror Lake Campground
Mirror Lake Campground
Cumberland Pass Snowmobile/ski
cycling · Trails near 38.6°N 106.5°W
Willow Creek
Willow Creek
Spout Lake
Nathrop
Lost Lake
hiking · Lost Lake
Fairview Peak
hiking · Fairview Peak
