Overlook
Photo: Ranugad, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 385 ft
- climb
- 6,847 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Clear at last check
Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 22 h ago
Overlook is a 0.4-mile moderate hike on city land in the Combs Property Acquisition, about 1 mile from Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The route is an out-and-back that starts and ends at about 6,847 feet, with a rolling climb of 184 feet one way and a total round-trip gain of 385 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Steamboat Springs weather station show July highs around 83°F with lows near 46°F, while winter highs sit in the low 30s. The Bluffs Loop Trail and the Yampa River Core Trail both lie about 0.1 mile away. Climbers can head to Butcher Knife, about 1.2 miles off, and Steamboat Springs KOA offers camping about 3.2 miles away.
- Bluffs Loop TrailHikingPhoto: Ranugad, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi
- Yampa River Core TrailMountain biking0.1 mi
- Butcher KnifeRock climbing1.2 mi
- Blob RockRock climbing3.1 mi
- Steamboat Springs KOACamping3.2 mi
- Soda CreekCanoeing4.8 mi
- Dry Lake CampgroundCamping5 mi
- Walton CreekCanoeing6.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Yampa River Core TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: supercraigtalbert, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Ricky's RidgeHiking · Next doorPhoto: supercraigtalbert, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Ridge TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
Bluffs LoopHiking · Next doorPhoto: supercraigtalbert, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Morning Gloria TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: supercraigtalbert, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Why Not RoadHiking · ~4 min drive
- Lower Fish Creek TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: supercraigtalbert, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Lupine TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: supercraigtalbert, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
NPR TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: supercraigtalbert, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Zig ZagHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: oc14me, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Overlook
Best months: May–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
29° / 5°
14 wet
Feb
34° / 8°
13 wet
Mar
45° / 18°
11 wet
Apr
54° / 27°
12 wet
May
65° / 34°
12 wet
Jun
76° / 39°
9 wet
Jul
83° / 46°
9 wet
Aug
82° / 44°
11 wet
Sep
74° / 36°
10 wet
Oct
59° / 26°
9 wet
Nov
43° / 16°
11 wet
Dec
30° / 6°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Steamboat Springs, CO, 1.1 mi away at 6,866 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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