Arapaho National Forest

Mosquito Creek Road & North Clear Creek Road via Kingston Peak Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,029 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Mosquito Creek Road & North Clear Creek Road via Kingston Peak Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. It climbs 1,029 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,188 – 10,922 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Clear Creek Road 39.86536, -105.60680
Nearest town Nugget, CO

Directions

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Mosquito Creek Road & North Clear Creek Road via Kingston Peak Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,029 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 10,186–10,922 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: North Clear Creek Road · 39.86536, -105.60680

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Clear Creek Road, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Mosquito Creek Road, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kingston Peak Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miReach North Clear Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Mosquito Creek Road, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left onto North Clear Creek Road, heading N.
  11. 0.8 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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