Caribou Pass Trail # 11 Hiking
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Sulphur Ranger District 9 Ten Mile Drive Granby CO 80446 (970) 887-4100 FAX: (970) 887-4111 United States Department of Agriculture HIKING CARIBOU PASS TRAIL # 11 Difficulty: Difficult Trail Use: Light Length: 4.2 miles. DISTANCES ARE ONE-WAY. Elevation: 10,080 feet an ending elevation of 11,906 feet. Access: • Head north on Highway 40 out of Fraser, CO. Turn right (east) onto County Road 83. When the road forks, go left onto County Road 84 (NFSR 129). • Travel 11 miles to the Junco Lake TH parking area. • Hike 4.4 miles to the top of Caribou Pass. Trail Highlights: • Caribou Pass looks out over the heart of the Indian Peaks Wilderness from above tree line. • The trail rises into the alpine with views first of Columbine Lake and then, from the top, views of North and South Arapaho Peaks, Caribou Lake and Wheeler Basin. • The trail intersects the Arapaho Pass Trail that rises from the Monarch Lake TH. Important Information: • Parking in the Arapaho National Recreation Area (ANRA) at Meadow Creek Reservoir and Junco Lake TH requires a $5 daily use fee. America the Beautiful Interagency passes are accepted. • Permits are required for overnight stays in the Indian Peak Wilderness (IPW) from June 1 to September 15. • Additional permit requirements exist for large and organized groups. • Group size is limited to 12 people and/or livestock. • Dogs must be on a leash at all times. Follow the Leave No Trace principles. • Camping at designated campsites only, no campfires permitted at Caribou Lake. For More Information: Sulphur Ranger District 9 Ten Mile Drive; PO Box 10 Granby, CO 80446-0010 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. (970) 887- 4100 Route ID: N11 Name: Caribou Pass U.S. Department 34 of Agriculture ¤£ Arapaho National GIS Miles: 4.2 Forest ! Sulphur Ranger ! ! ! ! ! Non-Motorized/Non-Mechanized Trail ! ! ! District !B Trailhead ! ! ! ! ! Non-Motorized Trail ! ¤£40 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Restroom ! D ! ! ! !_ ! ! ! ! Motorized Trail (Motorbike) ! ! ! INDIVIDUAL ! ! ! Sawtooth Mtn ! ! ! ! ! s " " N2.1 ! ! ! s 8 Gate Motorized Trail (Motorbike/ATV) ! 12146 a ! TRAIL MAP N2 ! ! E ! Gourd Lake ! B P ! 1 ! ! ! ! ! u ! ! ! ! ! ! c ! 2 ! Forest Road Continental Divide Trail ! ! h N9.6 5 1 SRD ! an O2 ctober 2014 ! ! an ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 5 Other Road Non-Motorized Road Boundary ! ! Strawberry ! ! ´ . ! 2 ! Lake ! ! ! ! 1 ! 2 ! 5 0 1 ! 9 ! N N9 N ! 9.1 Monarch Lake ! ! ! ! ! N1 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !_ ! ! !C ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! M Thunderbolt Peak ! N ! o ! 1 ! n ! ! a ! 11938 ! ! ! r ! E c ! ! h ! ! ! ! ! ! ! L ! ! a ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! k ! ! N e ! ! ! 1 ! ! ! N ! C ! 6 ! a ! ! Horses Prohibited ! s ! ! ! c ! ! ! ! ! ! a Beyond Falls ! ! ! ! ! ! d ! ! ! e N ! ! C ! 9 ! ! r ! e ! ! e Paiute Peak ! ! ! k 7 13056 ! ! ! E N N6.1 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Arapaho Pass ! ! w ! ! II N D II A N P E A K S ! 7 Pa ne 90 ! e ! N ! ! ! ! ! ! Spur ! ! ! P ! ! ! ! a ! ! ! W II L D E R N E S S ! ! ! ! s ! ! ! ! N ! s ! ! 6 ! ! ! ! ! ! A ! Mt Toll ! ! ! E ! r Pawnee ! a ! 12979 ! p ! ! ! Lake ! ! a ! ! ! h ! ! ! o 1 ! ! ! P N ! ! ! a Lonesome Peak ! ! ! ! s ! ! s ! E 10588 ! ! Pawnee Peak ! ! ! E be ! ! w rr e 12943 ra y ! Mirror Lake ! t ! ! ! S C ! ! ! ! ! m ! ! ! ! ! ! ! r Crater Lake ! ! ! e ! e o ! ! k s! ! e ! n ! D Pawnee Pass ! N7.2 o ! Mt Achonee L ! 12541 ! 12649 Hi-Lo ! ! h ! E ! Lone Eagle Peak g ! Spur i ! ! 12146 ! N H 9 ! ! E . ! ! Shoshoni Peak 1 ! ! E 12967 ! ! ! ! ! d. ! k R ! e ! e ! r ! ! C ! ! ! 8 ! 6 ! w ! o 1 0 ! Apache Peak ! d 2 . ! 9 ! a 1 ! 13441 ! ! Mt George E ! e Meadow ! ! E M 12875 ! Creek Res. ! ! ! ! ! Navajo Peak ! ! E ! ! 13409 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Junco Lake ! N ! ! 6 ! Arikaree Peak ! ! A E 13150 ! ra !_!C ! p II N D II A N P E A K S ! a ! h ! o W II L D E R N E S S ! P N ! a 1 s 1 ! s ! ! ! ! A R A P A H O N A T II O N A L ! ! R E C R E A T II O N A R E A ! ! ! ! 1 Car ! ! 1 ! ! ib ! N ! ! ! o ! ! ! ! u ! ! ! ! ! ! P C ! ! a N ! ! ! North Arapaho Peak o ! s ! ! 1 s ! l ! C I T Y O F ! u Satanta Peak ! C I T Y O F ! N 1 ! 13502 m ! ! ! . 11979 E BBOOUULLDDEERR 7 ! ! b ! 1 E ! W A T E R S H E D H ! W A T E R S H E D i ! n i ! ! ! g ((NNOO PPUUBBLLIICC e ! ! ! ! h ! AACCCCEESSSS)) ! L ! ! L ! ! ! ! ! o a ! ! n ! ! ! ! Caribou Pass ! k ! ! ! ! O e e ! D ! ! ! 11851 ! ! ! ! s ! Columbine ! o ! ! ! 1 inch = 0.9 miles m Lake ! ! ! ! ! Miles e NON-USFS DArapaho Pass 0 0.25 0.5 1 11906 This product is reproduced from geospatial data prepared by the USDA Forest Service. Geospatial data and product accuracy may vary. Using geospatial products for purposes other than those for which they were created may yield inaccurate or misleading results. The USDA Forest Service reserves the right to correct, update, modify, or replace geospatial products without notification. For more information contact the Arapaho/REooseveltM Nt Nateivoanal Forest Supervisors Office at (970) 295-6600. 7 N 12814.