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-Mapped by Andrew Matranga
TO TRAILHEAD: I-70 W to CO 470 E to US 285 S. L @ Lost Park Road (CR 56 and CR 39). Drive 19.6 mi. to Lost Park Campground. Park in lot near gate.
Position Format:
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DegreeMinute
DegreeMinuteSecond
UTM
WGS84/NAD83
NAD27
Tracks
LC001
Distance: 7.69 mi
Points: 1601
Calories: none
Total Time: none
Speed: 0.0 mph
Pace: 0:00 / mi
Active Time: none
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Lost Creek One
Points of Interest
BPK001
Location: 39.284714, -105.506874
Lost Park trailhead. Enter gate; descend to amber plains of South Fork Lost Creek
BPK002
Location: 39.282120, -105.510582
Cross creek on rail-thin wooden footbridge
BPK003
Location: 39.281963, -105.509934
R @ Y following Brookside-McCurdy
BPK004
Location: 39.280033, -105.509750
Lost Creek Wilderness Area boundary. Hike beneath low-slung forest of lodgepole pine and spruce
BPK005
Location: 39.269875, -105.521042
Enter livestock gate; approach jct. of Willow Gulch and Indian Creek
BPK006
Location: 39.257237, -105.520294
Trail bends; continue S, skirting marshy riparian zone by Indian Creek. Photo op: Kenosha Mtns. soar into N skyline
BPK007
Location: 39.242954, -105.516289
Primitive, 1-tent campsite on R; good base-camp spot for dayhikes
BPK008
Location: 39.237595, -105.517220
Cross creek; roam through rock-strewn alpine meadow; scene to S framed by unnamed Tarryall Range peaks
BPK009
Location: 39.231976, -105.513817
First views of Bison Arm open to SE; note spires and wind-carved buttresses unique to Lost Creek
BPK010
Location: 39.227024, -105.514854
Bison Pass; L @ 3-way; continue on Brookside-
McCurdy Trail. Views of Fairplay Valley to S through conifer stands
BPK011
Location: 39.225529, -105.508743
Begin switchbacks; hike softly to observe CO?s largest bighorn herds
BPK012
Location: 39.238407, -105.497795
Bison Peak summit (12,341 ft.); postcard vistas to W across Fairplay Valley of Mosquito Range and 14ers beyond
Kenosha Mountains
Location: 39.257538, -105.518463
©Andrew Matranga
Meadow
Location: 39.237854, -105.516647
Stroll through a sub-alpine meadow. ©Andrew Matranga
Bison Peak and Bison Arm
Location: 39.252022, -105.516884
View from the Indian Creek meadow. ©Jesse Ryan