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Arapaho National Forest

Montana Mountain–Mosquito Creek Road, 4 sights

6 mi · ▲ 1,296 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Montana Mountain–Mosquito Creek Road, 4 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. The route reaches Montana Mountain at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 1,296 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,188 – 10,949 ft · steepest grade: 23%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kingston Peak Road 39.86620, -105.61017
Nearest town Nugget, CO
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Montana Mountain–Mosquito Creek Road, 4 sights

6 mi · ▲ 1,296 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 10,186–10,949 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Kingston Peak Road · 39.86620, -105.61017

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Kingston Peak Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mosquito Creek Spur North Road, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mosquito Creek Road, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto North Clear Creek Road, heading N.
  5. 1 miTurn right onto Montana Mountain East, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miReach Montana Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 1 miTurn right onto Mosquito Creek Road, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mosquito Creek Spur North Road, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right onto Kingston Peak Road, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/montana-mountain-mosquito-creek-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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