Devil’s Head Lookout
May 25, 2018
I have been wanting to do a sunset hike and Devil’s Head in Pikes National Forest seemed like it would be a good one. I arrived at the trailhead about 7:00pm and starting hiking around 7:30. The first sign I noticed was about the EF1 tornado that hit the area on July 21, 2015. Three years later and the area sill looks like a mess, and you can read about the tornado in a Denver Post article here. Since it was a weekday the parking lot had several spots available.
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Devils Head TrailHead Signs
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An EF1 Tornado hit Devils Head in 2015. Behind the sign is some of the tree damage.
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Pikes Peak in the background from Devils Head Lookout
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Looking down the stairs from Devils Head Lookout. you can see a person on the trail