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.
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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
- Start on Webster Pass Road, heading E.
- 2.5 miBear right onto Radical Hill Road, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Deer Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, heading NW.
- 1.8 miBear right onto Montezuma Road, heading NW.
- 1.2 miReach Radical Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Radical Hill Road, heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Webster Pass Road, heading E.
- 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.
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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.
More from Webster Pass Road Trailhead
- Webster Pass Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- Bullion Mine Road (Private) 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,256 ft
- Climax Mine Road via Webster Pass Road 4 mi · ▲ 805 ft
- Webster Pass–Radical Hill Road, 4 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,900 ft
- Deer Creek Road–Radical Hill Road, 3 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 2,554 ft
- Landslide Peak–Webster Pass, 6 sights 12.3 mi · ▲ 2,936 ft
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