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Arapaho National Forest

Montana Mountain East–Mosquito Creek Road, 5 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,913 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Montana Mountain East–Mosquito Creek Road, 5 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. It climbs 1,913 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,188 – 10,808 ft · steepest grade: 20%10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Montana Mountain East 39.86654, -105.59563
Nearest town Nugget, CO
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Montana Mountain East–Mosquito Creek Road, 5 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,913 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Elevation 10,186–10,806 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 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 1 miTurn right onto Mosquito Creek Road, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miBear left onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading SW.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right onto Yankee Mosquito Alt Road, heading W.
  6. 0.9 miReach Montana Mountain East, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading N.
  8. 1.4 miBear right onto Mosquito Creek Road, heading E.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left onto North Clear Creek Road, heading N.
  10. 1 miTurn right onto Montana Mountain East, heading S.
  11. 1 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/montana-mountain-east-mosquito-creek-road-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

20% dirt80% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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