Bottle Peak
- 4.3 mi
- round trip
- 1,171 ft
- climb
- 11,595 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun, Sep
- best months
Is Bottle Peak open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Sulphur Ranger District · USFS · Sulphur Ranger District
Permanent Recreational Shooting Order
Agency alert covering Sulphur Ranger District · Order 02-10-00-25-02 · USFS · Sulphur Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Bottle Peak is a moderate out-and-back hike in Colorado's Byers Peak Wilderness, within the Sulphur Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. The trail starts at the Lake Evelyn trailhead, sits in the wilderness, and is managed by the Forest Service. The route runs about 4.3 miles round trip, with an elevation gain of 1,171 feet, from a low point of about 10,361 feet to a high point of about 11,595 feet on the summit. The trail surface is natural, and the route is open seasonally from June 1 to November 15. Horses are allowed, and bikes are not. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Cabin Creek, which sits roughly 1,600 feet lower than the peak, put July highs around 69°F with lows near 46°F, while winter highs stay around freezing. Lake Evelyn and Bottle Pass both lie about 0.4 miles away. Byers Creek Campground is about 3 miles off, and Saint Louis Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 3.5 miles away.
Go with a guide
- Mineral Belt Trail Guided WalkRoamze · $25 per person · 48 mi away
- Camp Always Choose Adventures21 mi away
- Lake EvelynHiking0.4 mi
- Bottle PassHiking0.4 mi
- Byers Creek CampgroundCamping3 mi
Saint Louis CreekCanoeingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.5 mi- St. Louis Creek CampgroundCamping5.2 mi
Williams ForkCanoeingPhoto: US Geological Survey, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)6.7 mi- Equinox GardensRock climbing6.8 mi
- Vasquez RoadRock climbing7.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Upper Elk Creek TrailHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: gregor_y, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Mount NystromHiking · ~10 min drive
UPPER ELK CREEKHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: gregor_y, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Upper IkoHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: gregor_y, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- ELK CREEK LOOPHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: gregor_y, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- ZoomHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: gregor_y, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Elk Creek Loop TrailHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: gregor_y, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Bottle PassHiking · Next door
- BackscratchHiking · ~6 min drive
Waterfall TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: denverkid, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Also worth it near here
Byers PeakSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Byers Creek CampgroundCamping · ~5 min drive
- Saint Louis CreekCanoeing · ~6 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Blue Ridge RoadCross-country skiing · ~7 min drivePhoto: Allison Jaeger, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
CreeksideMountain biking · ~9 min drivePhoto: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Bottle Peak
Best months: June and September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
32° / 12°
8 wet
Feb
31° / 11°
8 wet
Mar
38° / 17°
9 wet
Apr
43° / 23°
10 wet
May
53° / 31°
9 wet
Jun
64° / 40°
9 wet
Jul
69° / 46°
13 wet
Aug
67° / 44°
14 wet
Sep
61° / 38°
10 wet
Oct
50° / 29°
7 wet
Nov
39° / 19°
7 wet
Dec
32° / 12°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cabin Creek, CO, 20.8 mi away at 10,020 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Route details
- Distance
- 4.3 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 1,171 ft
- Starts at
- LAKE EVELYN (about 10,361 ft)
- Summit
- 11,600 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
Getting there
Park at LAKE EVELYN.
Questions about this route
How long is the Bottle Peak on Bottle Peak?
About 4.3 mi round trip from LAKE EVELYN (about 10,361 ft).
How much elevation gain is on the Bottle Peak?
About 1,171 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Bottle Peak?
It is rated moderate.
Where does the Bottle Peak start?
LAKE EVELYN (about 10,361 ft).
Conditions and forecast on Bottle Peak
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
