Buttermilk Peak & Franklin Mine Road via Rosa Gulch

3.1 mi · ▲ 1,195 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Buttermilk Peak & Franklin Mine Road via Rosa Gulch is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Gilson Gulch, CO. It climbs 1,195 ft, with sections as steep as 46% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,258 – 8,898 ft · steepest grade: 46%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Franklin Mine Road 39.76242, -105.51217
Nearest town Gilson Gulch, CO

Directions

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Buttermilk Peak & Franklin Mine Road via Rosa Gulch

3.1 mi · ▲ 1,195 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 8,259–8,899 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Franklin Mine Road · 39.76242, -105.51217

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 73°F / low 55° · precip 10% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start on Franklin Mine Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Miners Point Trail, heading S.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rosa Gulch, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Eureka, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Rosa Gulch, heading S.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Eureka, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Rosa Gulch, heading S.
  10. 100 ftSharp right onto Eureka, heading S.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Rosa Gulch, heading S.
  12. 500 ftSharp left onto Drop Shaft, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Rosa Gulch, heading S.
  14. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Craig Lange Memorial, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Drop Shaft, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftSharp right onto Hopper, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto Myers Flyer, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftTurn left onto Morning Star, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto Labyrinth, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Buttermilk Peak, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Prospectors Push, heading S.
  24. 250 ftTurn right onto Buttermilk Peak, heading S.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Myers Flyer, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hopper, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear right onto Myers Flyer, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Hopper, heading W.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miBear right onto Drop Shaft, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right onto Drop Shaft Upper Connector, heading SW.
  32. 450 ftContinue straight onto Franklin Mine Road, heading W.
  33. 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
  34. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F55°
Precip10%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun 70°56° 41%
Mon 76°53° 48%
Tue 73°50° 49%
Wed 76°52° 45%
Thu 73°52° 37%
Fri 77°49° 30%

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