Montgomery Pass–Montgomery Pass Road, 3 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 3,451 ft · 6 hr 14 min
Montgomery Pass–Montgomery Pass Road, 3 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Willey Lumber Camp, CO. The route reaches Montgomery Pass. It climbs 3,451 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Montgomery Pass–Montgomery Pass Road, 3 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 3,451 ft · 6 hr 14 min
Elevation 9,139–11,320 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Montgomery Pass Trail · 40.54058, -105.88229
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Montgomery Pass Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Montgomery Pass.
- 5 miReach Montgomery Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 6.7 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 1.9 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- 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
- Montgomery Pass & Montgomery Pass Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 996 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
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