Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · Colorado

Crested Butte Mountain Summit

0.8 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 9605 · trail class 4 · typical grade 8-10% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 38.8874, -106.9436 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Crested Butte Mountain Summit #605 the Forest Service's write-up

season July to October

The Crested Butte Mountain Summit Trail #605 begins from the top of the Silver Queen lift and ends at the Summit. The trail heads left from the top of the lift and starts to climb uphill into the trees, here you will see a sign. Climb the wooden steps through the forest and continue climbing it will level out near the picnic tables. Follow the trail up the saddle where the path gets steeper once you get above tree line. Stay to the right where the trail will begins to ascend a steep, slippery slope to the viewpoint that is signed. From here the views of the town of Crested Butte are spectacular. As you continue on, the trail become faint, but keep going up. You’ll see plaques, memorials, and flags when you reach the top.

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Restrictions Open to hiking.

This hike on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.