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Recreation Region: Leadville Ranger District

West Tennessee Trailhead

West Tennessee Trailhead accesses the 3.3 mile West Tennessee Lakes Trail #1499. The last mile of the trail is in the Holy Cross Wilderness

The Holy Cross Wilderness was established in 1980 to preserve its quality, character, and integrity. This area is intended to be a place where the imprint of humans is substantially unnoticed; where natural processes are the primary influences, and human activity is limited to primitive recreation and minimum tools. Please follow Leave No Trace Outdoor Ethics to ensure that this and future generations experience this special place in its natural

The U.S. Forest Service has many partners, including Colorado Fourteeners Initiative that help protect and preserve Colorado's 14,000 foot peaks, or "Fourteeners", through active stewardship and public education.

General Information

  • Wilderness regulations apply in the Holy Cross Wilderness.
  • Please help protect sensitive wildlife habitat by restricting horse use away from the lake at the end of the trail and water horses elsewhere. Concentrate all other use to the established system trail.

No fee is charged.

Getting There

Latitude / Longitude

Latitude: 39.35243211

Longitude: -106.40173199

Elevation

11,611ft

Facility and Amenity Information

Accessibility

Restrooms

Restrooms are not available at this site.

Water

Potable water is not available at this site.

Recreation Opportunities

Last updated February 18th, 2025