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Colorado · Dispersed / primitive

Dispersed spot · 17 mi SW of Crested Butte

17 mi southwest of Crested Butte, CO · No signal at camp

Dispersed / primitivetype
Freeto camp
Jul–Augbest months

About Dispersed spot · 17 mi SW of Crested Butte

  • Where: 17 mi southwest of Crested Butte, CO · 38.74043, -107.24366

Weather by month

29°
8°Jan
32°
9°Feb
39°
14°Mar
44°
21°Apr
53°
30°May
63°
38°Jun
68°
44°Jul
66°
43°Aug
59°
36°Sep
48°
27°Oct
37°
15°Nov
28°
8°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Soap BasinHorse0.4 mi7.7 mi
Sheep LakeHorse0.6 mi3.1 mi
Soap CreekHorse0.7 mi9.4 mi
Sheep Lake CutoffHorse0.9 mi0.1 mi
Little RobinsonHorse1.0 mi6.2 mi
Elk BasinHorse1.3 mi7.6 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.
RV essentials

Dump station: 19.2 mi
Water fill-up: 19.4 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.