One Mile
Campground
Campground · 6.6 mi from the trail
Colorado · Hiking · Near Pitkin
Timber
- 1.1 mi
- round trip
- 519 ft
- climb
- 10,417 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Timber open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Timber, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Gold Mountain Wildfire Roads and Trails Closure Order v 4.0
Agency closure covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Ophir Pass Road Closure
Agency closure covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Potter Basin and Beaver Park Roads Emergency Closures
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
TERMINATION OF ORDER - FIRE RESTRICTIONS
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Dallas Area Closure order
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Timber is a short, easy out-and-back hike in Colorado's Gunnison Ranger District, part of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. The trail is about a mile long, with a one-way climb of 519 feet from a low point of 9,891 feet to a high of 10,417 feet. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is natural-surfaced, with horses and bikes both allowed. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Taylor Park weather station, which sits about 1,200 feet lower, show July highs around 72°F with lows near 42°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s and 30s. The hike is open year-round, and Beaver Cow lies just 0.4 miles away. Fossil Ridge Trail is about 3 miles off, and the Taylor River and One Mile campground are both within 7 miles.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after If it rains Waunita Pass
Viewpoint
On your way back · 12 mi
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors
More in PitkinGo with a guide
- Mineral Belt Trail Guided WalkRoamze · $25 per person · 48 mi away
- Taylor Park Trading Post16 mi away
- Beaver CowHiking0.4 mi
- Fossil Ridge TrailHiking3.2 mi
- Gunnison Mountain Park Picnic AreaRock climbing6.4 mi
- One MileCamping6.6 mi
- Rosy Lane CampgroundCamping6.7 mi
- Parking Lot WallRock climbing6.7 mi
- Taylor RiverRiver fishing6.9 mi
Quartz CreekCanoeingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
South Rim TrailHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Fossil Ridge TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
- SeelyHiking · ~7 min drive
- Alder Creek Trail 577Hiking · ~7 min drive
- Beaver CowHiking · Next door
- FOSSIL RIDGEHiking · ~14 min drive
- ALDER CREEKHiking · ~7 min drive
- WILLOW CREEKHiking · ~7 min drive
- Van TuylHiking · ~8 min drive
- Fairview TrailHiking · ~18 min drive
Best time to visit Timber
Best months: June–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° / -8°
8 wet
Feb
33° / -5°
8 wet
Mar
40° / 4°
8 wet
Apr
47° / 18°
8 wet
May
58° / 29°
8 wet
Jun
69° / 36°
7 wet
Jul
72° / 42°
11 wet
Aug
70° / 41°
12 wet
Sep
64° / 34°
9 wet
Oct
54° / 25°
7 wet
Nov
40° / 13°
8 wet
Dec
28° / -4°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Taylor Park, CO, 14 mi away at 9,179 ft. The station sits about 1,200 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.
