Montezuma Road–Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, 3 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 3,992 ft · 7 hr 22 min

Montezuma Road–Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, 3 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Montezuma, CO. It climbs 3,992 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,568 – 12,606 ft · steepest grade: 31%16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Webster Pass Road 39.56700, -105.85840
Nearest town Montezuma, CO

Directions

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Montezuma Road–Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, 3 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 3,992 ft · 7 hr 22 min

Elevation 10,568–12,607 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Webster Pass Road · 39.56700, -105.85840

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 69°F / low 42° · precip 14% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Webster Pass Road, heading E.
  2. 2.5 miBear right onto Radical Hill Road, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  4. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Deer Creek Road, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, heading NW.
  7. 1.8 miBear right onto Montezuma Road, heading NW.
  8. 1.2 miReach Radical Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.2 miBear left onto Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, heading SW.
  10. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Radical Hill Road, heading S.
  13. 2.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 100 ftBear left onto Webster Pass Road, heading E.
  15. 2.5 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

19% gravel2% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F42°
Precip14%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity39%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 68°45° 16%
Sun 67°47° 27%
Mon 64°47° 41%
Tue 66°43° 42%
Wed 68°45° 46%
Thu 70°45° 40%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~160 min). Leave by 4:31 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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