Climax Mine Road–Montezuma Road, 4 sights
14.9 mi · ▲ 3,956 ft · 6 hr 57 min
Climax Mine Road–Montezuma Road, 4 sights is a 14.9-mile out-and-back near Montezuma, CO. It climbs 3,956 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Climax Mine Road–Montezuma Road, 4 sights
14.9 mi · ▲ 3,956 ft · 6 hr 57 min
Elevation 10,568–12,607 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bloom Way · 39.56372, -105.86081
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 69°F / low 42° · precip 18% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Montezuma Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Radical Hill Road, heading SE.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Webster Pass Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Climax Mine Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Montezuma Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Webster Pass Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Radical Hill Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Deer Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, heading W.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Montezuma Road, heading N.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~130 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bloom Way Trailhead
- Webster Pass Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- Bullion Mine Road (Private) 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,256 ft
- Climax Mine Road via Webster Pass Road 4 mi · ▲ 805 ft
- Chatauqua Mine Road & Montezuma Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 922 ft
- Montezuma Road–Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,196 ft
- Deer Creek Road–Middle Fork Swan Road, 4 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 2,855 ft
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