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North Crystal Mountain Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 691 ft · 2 hr 19 min

North Crystal Mountain Road is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Drake, CO. It climbs 691 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,101 – 8,704 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.51154, -105.37825
Nearest town Drake, CO
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North Crystal Mountain Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 691 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 8,100–8,704 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.51154, -105.37825

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 79°F / low 59° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 1 miTurn left onto North Crystal Mountain Road, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-crystal-mountain-road-out-back-9-km-a15c

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 79°F59°
Precip5%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 76°61°
Sun 80°58° 25%
Mon 78°57° 22%
Tue 76°53° 22%
Wed 75°51° 32%
Thu 82°55° 39%

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