

Hike Square Top, Argentine, Wilcox via Square Top and Silver Dollar Lake Loop Arapaho National Forest, CO

Starting along the Square Top Lakes Trail.


Looking back along the Square Top Lakes Trail, Mt. Bierstadt on the right.

Square Top Lakes ahead, Square Top Mountain's false summit on the right.

Quick detour to Square Top Lakes.

Square Top Lakes, Square Top Mountain's false summit above.

Headed up to Square Top Mountain, looking back toward Mt. Bierstadt.


Square Top Lakes below.



Close-up of Square Top Lakes.

Square Top Mountain ahead.

Ridge to the true peak.

Square Top Mountain summit, looking back.

Looking north, Argentine Peak on the left along the ridge, Mt. Wilcox on the right. You can see Murray Lake below Mt. Wilcox right center.

Close-up of the ridgeline to Argentine Peak. Ruby Mountain and Grays Peak on the left behind it.

Argentine Peak left, Mt. Wilcox right.

Close-up of some mountain goats, Shelf Lake in the background, Decatur Peak above Shelf Lake.

Almost to Argentine Peak's summit, looking back toward Square Top Mountain. Murray Lake and Silver Dollar Lake on the left below.

Argentine Peak on the left, Mt. Wilcox on the right.

Argentine Peak summit ahead.

Argentine Peak summit, Grays and Torreys visible on the left.

Looking back toward Square Top Mountain from Argentine Peak.

Argentine Peak looking toward Mt. Wilcox.

Headed along the ridge to Mt. Wilcox.


Yum. Power lines.

Almost at the summit of Mt. Wilcox, Argentine Peak on the right, Square Top Mountain on the left.

Mt. Wilcox summit, looking northeast toward Mt. Bierstadt, Naylor Lake on the right.

Headed down from Mt. Wilcox toward Murray Lake, Silver Dollar Lake on the left. That's Square Top Mountain ahead.


Square Top Mountain above Murray Lake.

Murray Lake, looking back toward Mt. Wilcox.

Silver Dollar Lake on the right ahead, Naylor Lake behind on the left.

Silver Dollar Lake.

Silver Dollar Lake (right), Naylor Lake (left).

Headed down toward Naylor Lake.

Looking back toward Silver Dollar Lake, Square Top Mountain left, Argentine Peak right.

Naylor Lake below the Silver Dollar Lake Trail.



Looking across Naylor Lake toward Mt. Wilcox (right) and Argentine Peak (middle).


Silver Dollar Lake Trail ends, so follow the dirt road to Guanella Pass Road.

Take Guanella Pass Road back to the trailhead.



Close-up of Mt. Bierstadt from Guanella Pass Road, near the trailhead.
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