Continental Divide–Black Powder Pass, 4 saddles is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Peabodys, CO. The route passes Boreas Pass and Continental Divide before reaching Black Powder Pass at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 668 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi11,490 – 12,179 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Black Powder Pass Trail 39.41029, -105.96838
Nearest town Peabodys, CO
Directions
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Continental Divide–Black Powder Pass, 4 saddles
2.8 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 11,492–12,178 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Black Powder Pass Trail · 39.41029, -105.96838
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 63°F / low 40° · precip 10% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Black Powder Pass Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Boreas Pass.
- 50 ftPass Continental Divide.
- 1.4 miPass Black Powder Pass.
- 50 ftReach Continental Divide, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 63°F40°
Precip10%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat
64°44°
15%
Sun
69°45°
29%
Mon
61°44°
40%
Tue
64°39°
24%
Wed
67°42°
45%
Thu
68°42°
46%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Dogs allowed
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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