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To get to the site of the old Purcell Lookout, you have a choice: hike all the way from U.S. Highway 12, or let your car do part of the work. The Purcell Mountain Trail, which begins just west of the left-hand turn to Forest Road 63, leads 7.6 pleasant miles up the mountain to grand views at the lookout. The better option, though, is to take the Purcell Lookout Trail for a shorter, but still rugged, day hike.

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