Mammoth Creek Reservoir & Mammoth Gulch Road is an 8-mile out-and-back near Nugget, CO. The route reaches Mammoth Creek Reservoir. It climbs 685 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi9,672 – 10,361 ft8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Nebraska Hill 39.88084, -105.61718
Nearest town Nugget, CO
Directions
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Mammoth Creek Reservoir & Mammoth Gulch Road
8 mi · ▲ 685 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 9,671–10,362 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Nebraska Hill · 39.88084, -105.61718
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 70°F / low 52° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mammoth Gulch Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Mammoth Creek Reservoir.
- 4 miReach Mammoth Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Light rainTemperature 70°F52°
Precip10%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity41%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sun
68°50°
42%
Mon
69°48°
39%
Tue
73°46°
38%
Wed
76°49°
42%
Thu
70°48°
36%
Fri
71°45°
31%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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