Montana Mountain & Elk Park
4 mi · ▲ 755 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Montana Mountain & Elk Park is a 4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. The route reaches Montana Mountain at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 755 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,292 – 10,949 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Elk Creek Road 39.86592, -105.59124
Nearest town Nugget, CO
Directions
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Montana Mountain & Elk Park
4 mi · ▲ 755 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 10,292–10,949 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Elk Creek Road · 39.86592, -105.59124
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Elk Park, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Montana Mountain East Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Montana Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Montana Mountain East, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Elk Park, heading NE.
- 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 surface
75% dirt25% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM
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