Montezuma-Deer Creek Road–Radical Hill Road, 3 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 4,304 ft · 7 hr 31 min

Montezuma-Deer Creek Road–Radical Hill Road, 3 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Montezuma, CO. It climbs 4,304 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,594 – 12,606 ft · steepest grade: 27%16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Webster Pass-Powerline Connect Trail 39.56530, -105.85936
Nearest town Montezuma, CO

Directions

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Montezuma-Deer Creek Road–Radical Hill Road, 3 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 4,304 ft · 7 hr 31 min

Elevation 10,595–12,607 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Webster Pass-Powerline Connect Trail · 39.56530, -105.85936

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 69°F / low 42° · precip 18% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Webster Pass-Powerline Connect Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Webster Pass Road, heading E.
  3. 2.5 miBear right onto Radical Hill Road, heading S.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  5. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Deer Creek Road, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, heading NW.
  8. 1.7 miTurn right onto Radical Mine Road, heading N.
  9. 1.2 miReach Radical Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left onto Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, heading SW.
  11. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Radical Hill Road, heading SW.
  14. 2.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftBear left onto Webster Pass Road, heading E.
  16. 2.5 miTurn left onto Webster Pass-Powerline Connect Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 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

5% gravel3% dirt92% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 69°F42°
Precip18%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity44%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°40° 2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 67°45° 19%
Sun 72°47° 44%
Mon 64°47° 43%
Tue 66°43° 31%
Wed 68°46° 44%
Thu 71°45° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~162 min). Leave by 4:29 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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