Glacier Mountain–General Teller Viewpoint, 5 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 2,128 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Glacier Mountain–General Teller Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Montezuma, CO. The route passes Minnehaha Reservoir and Glacier Mountain before reaching General Teller Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 2,128 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Glacier Mountain–General Teller Viewpoint, 5 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 2,128 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Elevation 10,293–12,437 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Saints John Road · 39.58010, -105.86752
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 70°F / low 43° · precip 18% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Saints John Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Minnehaha Reservoir.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto General Teller Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass General Teller Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Glacier Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Saints John Road, heading W.
- 3.4 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 3.6 mi in (~151 min). Leave by 4:40 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Saints John Road Trailhead
- Minnehaha Reservoir–Deer Creek Road, 3 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 3,643 ft
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