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Blue Lakes – Monte Cristo hike, Summit County, Colorado

This relatively short hike takes about 2 hours and entertains the visitors with historical relics from the old mining days.

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Blue Lakes – Monte Cristo hike, Breckenridge, CO

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Blue Lakes – Monte Cristo hike This relatively short hike takes about 2 hours and entertains the visitors with historical relics from the old mining days. The Blue Lakes are located in Monte Cristo Gulch and with a beginning altitude of 11,748 feet; the entire trail is above timberline. To get to the trail head, drive south from Breckenridge 7.5 miles on Hwy 9 toward Hoosier Pass. Turn right onto Blue Lakes road (No. 850). At the fork go straight and travel 2.2 miles. Park below the dam. Cross the walkway above the dam and begin hiking the trail on the right side of the dam. Climb a steep slope just west of the concrete structure. The trail winds through red-twig willow and alpine meadows to two old mine cabins from the Golden Beaver Mine. A road built in the shard leads to a mine at 12,500 feet. The entire climb is about 1.2 miles and has an elevation gain of over 700 feet. Look from columbine, alpine harebell, stonecrop, and rosy queen’s crown flowers in the summer months. (Another short hike, good for families, begins on the south side of the valley below the lower lake, 1.1 miles into the gulch. Walk this road past the old Arctic and Ling Mines to a roaring falls, using a short trail northwest to the cascade.)

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