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Arapaho National Forest

Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road & Yankee Mosquito Alt Road via Kingston Peak Road

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,048 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road & Yankee Mosquito Alt Road via Kingston Peak Road is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Nugget, CO. It climbs 1,048 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,407 – 10,824 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kingston Peak Road 39.86620, -105.61017
Nearest town Nugget, CO
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Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road & Yankee Mosquito Alt Road via Kingston Peak Road

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,048 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 10,409–10,825 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Kingston Peak Road · 39.86620, -105.61017

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Kingston Peak Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Nat for Bdry-Ridgeline, heading W.
  3. 1 miTurn left onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading S.
  4. 1.9 miTurn right onto Yankee Mosquito Alt Road, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miReach Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto Yankee Hill/Mosquito Creek Road, heading N.
  7. 1.9 miTurn right onto Kingston Peak Road, heading NE.
  8. 1.3 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/yankee-hill-mosquito-creek-road-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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