Arapaho National Forest

Mosquito Creek Road & Mosquito Creek Spur North Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Mosquito Creek Road & Mosquito Creek Spur North Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. It climbs 481 ft. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,191 – 10,598 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kingston Peak Road 39.86620, -105.61017
Nearest town Nugget, CO

Directions

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Mosquito Creek Road & Mosquito Creek Spur North Road

2.7 mi · ▲ 481 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 10,190–10,599 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Kingston Peak Road · 39.86620, -105.61017

Weather Sep 4: Light snow, high 69°F / low 46° · precip 28% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Kingston Peak Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mosquito Creek Spur North Road, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mosquito Creek Road, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miReach Mosquito Creek Spur North Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mosquito Creek Spur North Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right onto Kingston Peak Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Light snowTemperature 69°F46°
Precip28%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity42%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45° 2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 20% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 28% rain9 PM: 17% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 66°47° 23%
Sun 71°50° 53%
Mon 66°47° 47%
Tue 69°45° 41%
Wed 69°45° 44%
Thu 70°47° 46%

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