North Diamond Peak–Montgomery Pass, 5 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back near Willey Lumber Camp, CO. The route passes Montgomery Pass and North Diamond Peak. It climbs 4,249 ft, with sections as steep as 46% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi9,718 – 11,851 ft · steepest grade: 46%12.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Montgomery Pass Trail 40.54058, -105.88229
Nearest town Willey Lumber Camp, CO
Directions
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North Diamond Peak–Montgomery Pass, 5 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 4,249 ft · 6 hr 5 min
Elevation 9,719–11,850 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Montgomery Pass Trail · 40.54058, -105.88229
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Montgomery Pass Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Bowls Route, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Montgomery Pass.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftPass North Diamond Peak.
- 1 miSharp left onto Diamond Peaks Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miReach North Diamond Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Bowls Route, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Montgomery Pass Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:33 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- 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
- Montgomery Pass–Montgomery Pass Road, 3 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 3,451 ft
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