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Wise Mountain–Deer Creek Road, 5 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 2,920 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Wise Mountain–Deer Creek Road, 5 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near Montezuma, CO. The route reaches Wise Mountain at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 2,920 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,568 – 12,632 ft · steepest grade: 28%12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bloom Way 39.56372, -105.86081
Nearest town Montezuma, CO
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Wise Mountain–Deer Creek Road, 5 sights

12.3 mi · ▲ 2,920 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Elevation 10,568–12,633 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bloom Way · 39.56372, -105.86081

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 69°F / low 42° · precip 18% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Montezuma Road, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miBear left onto Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, heading S.
  3. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Radical Hill Road, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Saints John Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Garibaldi Gulch Road, heading W.
  9. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miReach Wise Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 1 miContinue straight onto Saints John Road, heading E.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left onto Deer Creek Road, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miBear right onto Radical Hill Road, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Deer Creek Road, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Montezuma-Deer Creek Road, heading N.
  20. 1.8 miBear right onto Montezuma Road, heading N.
  21. 1.2 miArrive 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/wise-mountain-deer-creek-road-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

52% dirt19% gravel29% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 69°F42°
Precip18%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity48%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°40° 2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 67°44° 19%
Sun 72°47° 44%
Mon 64°47° 43%
Tue 66°43° 31%
Wed 68°45° 44%
Thu 70°45° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 5:07 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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