Landslide Peak–Webster Pass, 6 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 2,936 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Landslide Peak–Webster Pass, 6 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near Montezuma, CO. The route passes Webster Pass before reaching Landslide Peak at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 2,936 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,611 – 13,236 ft · steepest grade: 33%12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Webster Pass Road 39.56700, -105.85840
Nearest town Montezuma, CO

Directions

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Landslide Peak–Webster Pass, 6 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 2,936 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Elevation 10,609–13,234 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Webster Pass Road · 39.56700, -105.85840

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 69°F / low 42° · precip 18% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Webster Pass Road, heading E.
  2. 2.5 miBear right onto Radical Hill Road, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Webster Pass Road, heading E.
  5. 1.4 miPass Webster Pass.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Cone Road, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading E.
  9. 100 ftBear left onto Red Cone Road, heading E.
  10. 300 ftTurn left onto Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miReach Landslide Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto Red Cone Road, heading SW.
  16. 300 ftBear right onto Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Cone Road, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Webster Pass Road, heading NW.
  20. 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftSharp right onto Radical Hill Road, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Webster Pass Road, heading N.
  23. 2.5 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

36% dirt6% gravel58% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 69°F42°
Precip18%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity44%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°40° 2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 67°45° 19%
Sun 72°47° 44%
Mon 64°47° 43%
Tue 66°43° 31%
Wed 68°46° 44%
Thu 71°45° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~160 min). Leave by 4:31 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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