Winiger Ridge (FR 359.1) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Winiger Ridge (FR 359.1) in CO
Dispersed camping corridorArapaho and Roosevelt NFs, Boulder Ranger District
3.5 mi from Coal Creek
Maps 7,761 ft
Designated sites only
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 5/15–11/30Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · no more than 30 days in any 365-day period
VerizonNONE
AT&TUSABLE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- All 2.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Forsythe Rock.
- Estimated climb: 370 ft over 2.9 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 19%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A locked gate 1.7 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
- Twin Sisters Peak stands 957 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles northeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- The Gross Reservoir shoreline is 0.8 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 35–58°F, 1.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.