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  • Rocky Mountain, Colorado

    Top Spots in and near Rocky Mountain

    • Golden, Colorado

      Hike Lookout Mountain Trail at Windy Saddle Park

      4.0
      2.6 mi / 500 ft gain
      Just outside of Golden, CO is Lookout Mountain. If you’ve ever driven westbound on i70 from Denver to the mountains, you’ve undoubtedly seen this mountain to your right with antennas on the top. On the north side of Lookout Mountain lies Windy Saddle Park, about a 30 minute drive from Denver. Thi...
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    • Evergreen, Colorado

      Photograph Ancient Bristlecone Pines on Mt. Goliath

      5.0
      On the way to the summit of Mt. Evans sits a small 160 acre preserve of some of the world's oldest living trees. The Mount Goliath Natural Area protects a rare site of Bristlecone Pines that make excellent photographic subjects.Immediately after parking you're surrounded by a miniature forest ful...
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    • Golden, Colorado

      Hike South Table Mountain

      4.0
      3.3 mi / 1500 ft gain
      Want to see a rainbow? Possibly some coyotes or other Colorado wildlife?This hike is full of twists and turns, mostly involving the trail, but also in surprises along the way.Drive into downtown Golden (grab some food if you're hungry) and then park at the base of the Golden Summit trail. Startin...
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    • Golden, Colorado

      Hike Lookout Mountain

      2.3 mi / 675 ft gain
      Begin hiking up a trail into the forest which eventually opens up into several beautiful spots that look down into the canyon below.
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    • Golden, Colorado

      Capture Sunrise from Lookout Mountain

      3.7
      Lookout Mountain sits just above Golden and provides one of the best easy-access viewpoints near Denver. The mountain provides numerous vantage spots along the road up, with the best at a rock outcropping just below Buffalo Bill's Gravesite & Museum (with easy parking).If you're hoping to ca...
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    • Walden, Colorado

      Backpack to Slide Lake in Mt. Zirkel Wilderness

      6.4 mi / 1777 ft gain
      Start at the Rainbow Lake Trailhead 1126 in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness which is 19 miles south west of Walden, Colorado off Country Road 22A.The 6.4 mile out and back to Slide lake starts out at an elevation of 8750 and gives you a total elevation gain of 1777 feet at the end at Slide Lake. You...
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    • Silverthorne, Colorado

      Backpack to Upper Slate Lake

      5.0
      28 mi / 1386 ft gain
      Starting from the Rock Creek Trailhead parking lot, it is an up and down trek to Upper Slate Lake. The trail map states 10 miles each way, but accounting for switchbacks it ends up being closer to 14 long, hard miles.You will be among aspens and pines for the first half as you have a few moderate...
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