Arapaho National Forest

Montana Mountain & Montana Mountain East

2.7 mi · ▲ 852 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Montana Mountain & Montana Mountain East is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. The route reaches Montana Mountain at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 852 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,355 – 10,949 ft · steepest grade: 26%2.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Montana Mountain & Montana Mountain East

2.7 mi · ▲ 852 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 10,355–10,949 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. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miReach Montana Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 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 surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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