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Box Canyon Campsite

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Lulu Mountain (3,719 m)
Lulu Mountain (3,719 m)Summits & peaks

Lulu Mountain is a 12,217-foot-elevation (3,724-meter) summit in Colorado, United States.

0 km · ~1 min walkDirections ↗
Static Peak (3,833 m)
Static Peak (3,833 m)Summits & peaks

Static Peak is a mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado, within State Forest State Park and part of the Never Summer Mountain Range. It is located in a chain of peaks and lies between Nokhu Crags to the north and Mount Richthofen to the south. To the east lie the shallow basins of Snow Lake and to the west the mountain descends directly into the deep waters of Lake Agnes.

0.1 km · ~1 min walkDirections ↗
Thunder Mountain (3,666 m)Summits & peaks

Lulu Mountain is a 12,217-foot-elevation (3,724-meter) summit in Colorado, United States.

2.7 km · ~16 min driveDirections ↗
Neota WildernessParks & play

The Neota Wilderness is administered by the USDA Forest Service. It is located on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Roosevelt National Forest in Colorado. This wilderness area encompasses 9,924 acres (40 km2) and is bordered on the south by Rocky Mountain National Park. Elevation ranges from 10,000 ft (3,000 m) to 11,896 ft (3,626 m) in the Rocky Mountains. There are only 1.5 miles (2.4 km)

32 km · ~149 min driveDirections ↗
Never Summer Wilderness
Never Summer WildernessParks & play

The Never Summer Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located immediately west of Rocky Mountain National Park in the Never Summer Mountains of Arapaho National Forest in northern Colorado. It encompasses an area of 21,090 acres and includes both forest and alpine tundra, with a minimum elevation of 8,900 feet. It is part of the Sulphur Ranger District.

102.3 km · ~391 min driveDirections ↗
2 miles above sea levelAttractions180.7 km · ~476 min driveDirections ↗
Lake Irene Trailhead
Lake Irene TrailheadTrails & trailheads

Poudre Lake is an alpine lake and a main source of Poudre River. It is located just a few feet east of the Continental Divide in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. U.S. Route 34 passes the lake and crosses the Continental Divide at Milner Pass at the southwest end of the lake. It is a "dead lake", as fish cannot survive in it because it freezes completely during the winter months.

181 km · ~476 min driveDirections ↗
Milner Pass
Milner PassTrails & trailheads

Milner Pass, elevation 10,759 ft (3,279 m) is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. It is located on the continental divide in the Front Range, within Rocky Mountain National Park, along the boundary between Larimer and Grand counties. The pass provides the passage over the continental divide for US 34, also known as Trail Ridge Road between Estes Park

181.8 km · ~477 min driveDirections ↗
Crater trailhead parking
Crater trailhead parkingTrails & trailheads182.3 km · ~478 min driveDirections ↗
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National ParkParks & play

Rocky Mountain National Park is a national park of the United States located approximately 55 mi (89 km) northwest of Denver in north-central Colorado, within the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The park is situated between the towns of Estes Park to the east and Grand Lake to the west. The eastern and western slopes of the Continental Divide run directly through the center of the park with th

271.4 km · ~464 min driveDirections ↗

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