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Arapaho National Forest

Elk Park & Montana Mountain East

4.7 mi · ▲ 926 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elk Park & Montana Mountain East is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. It climbs 926 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,292 – 10,808 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Montana Mountain East 39.86654, -105.59563
Nearest town Nugget, CO
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Elk Park & Montana Mountain East

4.7 mi · ▲ 926 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 10,292–10,806 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Montana Mountain East · 39.86654, -105.59563

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Montana Mountain East, heading S.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left onto Elk Park, heading NE.
  3. 1 miReach Montana Mountain East, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miTurn right onto Montana Mountain East Road, heading SW.
  5. 1.3 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/elk-park-montana-mountain-east-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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