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Ute Pass and Prairie Mountain route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Colorado

Ute Pass and Prairie Mountain

Silverthorne, Colorado

4.2 mi

Distance

1,624 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 50m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Ute Pass and Prairie Mountain unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,901 ft
Max:3,035 ft
Gain:495 ft
Loss:495 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,901 ft and 3,035 ft across 4.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,901 ft2,946 ft2,990 ft3,035 ft0.0 mi1.0 mi2.1 mi3.1 mi4.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,915 ft
High point1.2 mi3,035 ft
End4.2 mi2,915 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Silverthorne, CO · about 10 mi away
County:
Summit County, CO

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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