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Arapaho National Forest

Argentine Pass–Argentine Pass Road, 9 sights

14.2 mi · ▲ 5,764 ft · 7 hr 37 min

Argentine Pass–Argentine Pass Road, 9 sights is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Montezuma, CO. The route reaches Argentine Pass. It climbs 5,764 ft, with sections as steep as 55% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi11,146 – 14,269 ft · steepest grade: 55%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Peru Creek Road 39.61009, -105.79855
Nearest town Montezuma, CO
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Argentine Pass–Argentine Pass Road, 9 sights

14.2 mi · ▲ 5,764 ft · 7 hr 37 min

Elevation 11,147–14,270 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Peru Creek Road · 39.61009, -105.79855

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Peru Creek Road, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto Argentine Pass Trail / Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading S.
  3. 2.1 miPass Argentine Pass.
  4. 100 ftBear right onto Argentine Pass Road, heading NE.
  5. 2.2 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Waldorf Wagon Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.9 miSharp left onto Santiago Cutoff Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miBear left onto Leavenworth Creek Road, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Santiago Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Argentine Pass Road, heading SE.
  12. 2.2 miSharp right onto Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading SW.
  13. 2.4 miSharp left onto Grays Peak Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Western Alternate, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Grays Peak Trail, heading W.
  16. 1.3 miTurn left onto Horseshoe Basin Road, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Peru Creek Road, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/argentine-pass-argentine-pass-road-out-back-9-sights

Trail surface

63% dirt19% rock18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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