Colorado · Cross-country skiing · Near Leadville

Cooper Loop Road

Cooper Loop RoadPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
0.8 mi
distance
243 ft
climb
10,776 ft
high point
Moderate
difficulty

Is Cooper Loop Road open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Leadville Ranger District. It doesn't name Cooper Loop Road, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Leadville Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Cooper Loop Road is a cross-country skiing route in the Leadville Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. The road is about 0.8 miles long, with a one-way climb of 243 feet from a starting elevation of about 10,559 feet to a high point of about 10,776 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about a quarter mile in, with a grade of about 9 percent. Winter is the natural season for skiing here. Typical averages from the nearby Climax weather station show January highs around 27°F with lows near 3°F and about 15 snow days. By June, highs reach about 61°F with only a couple of snow days, and July and August are the warmest months, with highs in the mid-60s. The Cooper Loop and Cooper Creek ski routes both lie about 0.2 miles away. Camp Hale Memorial Campground is about 4.3 miles off, and the East Fork Arkansas River offers paddling about 4.5 miles away.

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  • Sleep close

    Camp Hale Memorial Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 4.3 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Hot Heads Chicken

    Fast food

    On your way back · 7 mi · Open after 6
  • If it rainsPlazak, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Matchless Mine

    Attraction

    In town

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  • Best time to go

    Best time to visit Cooper Loop Road

    No month here meets our mild-weather rule. 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.

    1. Jan

      27° / 3°

      15 wet · 15 snow

    2. Feb

      29° / 3°

      15 wet · 15 snow

    3. Mar

      35° / 8°

      14 wet · 14 snow

    4. Apr

      40° / 15°

      13 wet · 13 snow

    5. May

      49° / 25°

      10 wet · 8 snow

    6. Jun

      61° / 34°

      8 wet · 2 snow

    7. Jul

      67° / 40°

      13 wet

    8. Aug

      64° / 39°

      15 wet

    9. Sep

      58° / 32°

      11 wet · 2 snow

    10. Oct

      47° / 21°

      9 wet · 7 snow

    11. Nov

      35° / 11°

      12 wet · 12 snow

    12. Dec

      27° / 3°

      15 wet · 15 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Climax, CO, 6.1 mi away at 11,344 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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