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  • Browns Creek Trail No. 1429

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The Browns Creek trail offers beautiful scenery with changing vistas and vegetation. The trail follows the stream and small waterfalls can be found along the way. The lower portion of the trail begins in primarily a Ponderosa pine environment and gradually changing to lodgepole and spruce forest. The higher elevations offer pristine meadows with colorful alpine wildflowers during mid-summer months. Mt. Antero (14,269 ft.) dominates views on the hike up to Browns Lake and the Arkansas Hills to the east are spectacular, especially during the fall months. This trail is most popular with hikers and horseback riders. MOTORCYCLES ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS TRAIL. Please be courteous and watch for other trail users. The hike is considered moderate with some steep, challenging sections.


   

AttributesInformation
Hike Length Code Over 10 miles


AttributesInformation
Trailhead Elevation 8970 feet
Elevation Display 8970 to 11286 feet
Hike Difficulty Code Intermediate
Trail Uses Hiking;Horseback Riding


AttributesInformation
Phone1 719-539-3591
Email id r2_psicc_webmail@fs.fed.us
Fax 719-539-3593
Topic Code Hiking
Company Name Pike & San Isabel National Forests Cimarron & Comanche National Grasslands
Address 325 Rainbow Blvd.
City Salida
State CO
Zip 81201



NOAA's National Weather Service Forecast by 24 Hour Period
 Point Forecast:
Last Update: 2012-05-27T00:19:29Z
Forecast at a Glance
Sunday (PM)
Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Lo 41°F
Hi 64°F
Monday (PM)
Sunny
Sunny
Lo 42°F
Hi 72°F
Tuesday (PM)
Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Lo 44°F
Hi 76°F
Wednesday (PM)
Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Lo 44°F
Hi 76°F
Thursday (PM)
Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Lo 44°F
Hi 77°F
Friday (PM)
Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Lo 45°F
Hi 79°F

Current weather conditions at nearest station
Location Weather Update Time Temp Humidity(%) Other
Monarch Pass (12,030 feet), CO Heavy Snow May 20 2011, 9:43 pm MDT 25.0 F 93% 17.6 Miles Wind:
Wind Chill:
Central Colorado Regional Airport, CO Partly Cloudy May 22 2011, 10:55 pm MDT 46.0 F 66% 20.4 Miles Wind: 5
Wind Chill: 43 F (6 C)
Cottonwood Pass, CO May 10 2011, 12:48 pm MDT 54.0 F 12% 21.8 Miles Wind: 12
Wind Chill: 50 F (10 C)
Saguache, CO Partly Cloudy May 22 2011, 10:55 pm MDT 46.0 F 66% 31.4 Miles Wind: 10
Wind Chill: 41 F (5 C)
Wilkerson Pass, CO Partly Cloudy May 18 2011, 4:37 am MDT 28.0 F 80% 44.2 Miles Wind: 3
Wind Chill:
Gunnison Co. (awos), CO Mostly Cloudy May 22 2011, 10:55 pm MDT 46.0 F 62% 49.8 Miles Wind: 8
Wind Chill: 41 F (5 C)