South Diamond Peak–North Diamond Peak, 5 summits is an 8-mile out-and-back near Willey Lumber Camp, CO. The route passes Montgomery Pass and North Diamond Peak before reaching South Diamond Peak at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 2,657 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi10,010 – 11,854 ft · steepest grade: 37%8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Montgomery Pass Trail 40.54058, -105.88229
Nearest town Willey Lumber Camp, CO
Directions
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South Diamond Peak–North Diamond Peak, 5 summits
8 mi · ▲ 2,657 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 10,011–11,853 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Montgomery Pass Trail · 40.54058, -105.88229
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
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 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass North Diamond Peak.
- 0.7 miReach South Diamond Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Montgomery Pass Trail, heading N.
- 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 (~78 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- 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
- North Diamond Peak–Montgomery Pass, 5 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 4,249 ft
- Montgomery Pass–Montgomery Pass Road, 3 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 3,451 ft
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