Montgomery Pass & Montgomery Pass Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 996 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Montgomery Pass & Montgomery Pass Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Willey Lumber Camp, CO. The route reaches Montgomery Pass at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 996 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Montgomery Pass & Montgomery Pass Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 996 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 10,011–11,008 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Montgomery Pass Trail · 40.54058, -105.88229
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Montgomery Pass Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miReach Montgomery Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 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 1.8 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Montgomery Pass Trail Trailhead
- Zimmerman Lake–Zimmerman Lake Loop Trail, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 456 ft
- South Diamond Peak–North Diamond Peak, 5 summits 8 mi · ▲ 2,657 ft
- North Diamond Peak–Montgomery Pass, 5 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 4,249 ft
- Montgomery Pass–Montgomery Pass Road, 3 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 3,451 ft
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