Colorado · Hiking · Near Guffey

Blue Moutain

3.0 mi
round trip
1,027 ft
climb
9,194 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

Caution today

Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 3 h ago

Is Blue Moutain open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 8 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.

As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Blue Mountain is a 3-mile out-and-back hike in the South Park Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. The trail rises about 1,000 feet from a low point of 8,183 feet to a high of 9,194 feet, and it is rated moderate. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at a similar elevation show July highs around 74°F with lows near 47°F, while winter highs stay in the low 30s. Bikes are allowed on the natural-surface trail. Riverside Campground and Blue Mountain Campground both sit within a mile, and the Hardrock hike is about 0.8 miles away.

Around this trail

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    Riverside Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 0.8 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsJeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Cripple Creek District Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 18 mi from Guffey

    History museum in Cripple Creek, Colorado

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (commons)

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