Mosquito Creek Spur South & Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road via Kingston Peak Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 876 ft · 2 hr

Mosquito Creek Spur South & Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road via Kingston Peak Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. It climbs 876 ft. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,263 – 10,824 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kingston Peak Road 39.86620, -105.61017

Nearest town Nugget, CO

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Mosquito Creek Spur South & Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road via Kingston Peak Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 876 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 10,262–10,825 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

Start on Kingston Peak Road, heading W.
0.3 miBear right onto Nat for Bdry-Ridgeline, heading W.
1 miTurn left onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading S.
0.4 miContinue straight onto Mosquito Creek Spur South, heading SE.
0.6 miReach Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
0.6 miContinue straight onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading NW.
0.4 miTurn right onto Kingston Peak Road, heading NE.
1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Light snow69°F46°

Precip28%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity42%

Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago

Hourly temperatureRain chance

70°45°

6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM7:31 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%

Mosquito Creek Spur South & Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road via Kingston Peak Road

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Mosquito Creek Spur South & Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road via Kingston Peak Road

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