| Date | Status Information Posted by 14ers.com Forum Users | Posted By |
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| 2009-09-06 | Cameron Ampitheater is clear of abstructions for hiking all the way. Trail is free of snow to summit | giarcd |
| 2009-05-17 | Road is dry to within 0.2 mile of the end. Fairly large drift still blocking passage with no parking at the drift. | scotthsu |
| 2009-05-11 | 5/11/09 - still closed by snowdrift just after the turn onto "Crest Drive" (i.e. Quartzville Road). | pioletski |
| 2009-03-09 | Closed by snow and no available parking. Try the Moose Creek "trailhead" at Zinc Road. | BillMiddlebrook |
| 2008-05-27 | The trailhead is still block by some pretty big snowdrifts. a 4 wheel drive will not get you through the half mile of private land. One of the drifts is an 8 foot vertical wall. You can drive approx 60 feet on the private land before getting stuck. | randyk |
| 2008-04-25 | Blocked by snow at the start of the 4WD parking area. No parking in the area. | BillMiddlebrook |
| 2007-05-29 | Open | billmiddlebrook |
| 2005-06-29 | Do not follow the directions in Gerry Roach\'s book; his shortcut between Park Country roads 4 and 6 is now closed. The directions above are correct. A normal car can go at least 1/4 mile up the forest road to a small turnout, but parking there is probably tresspassing. On the way down two guys had an SUV parked all the way up at about 12,500 feet. | TravelingMatt |
| 2005-06-06 | CLEAR - However not well marked (and scary No Tresspassing signs). I would not have found if not for Bill's excellent directions | CO087DYO |
| 2005-05-11 | Still the same - blocked by snow at the first corner | BillMiddlebrook |
| 2005-04-26 | Drove to the Quarztville 4WD road. Still closed after a short distance. Will be another few weeks before it's melted out. | BillMiddlebrook |
| 2005-02-18 | Closed in winter, this TH usually melts out in late May or early June. There is no longer a 2WD parking area at the base of the 4WD road. So, there is no winter parking in the area. Parking on the side of the first 1/4 mile of the 4WD road is considered trespassing and the town roads are clearly marked with "No Parking Along Road" signs. | BillMiddlebrook |
| Location: | Mosquito Range |
| 14ers Served: | Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Cameron, Mt. Bross, Mt. Democrat |
| Road Type: | Easy 4WD dirt to the TH. |
| Winter Access: | Closed at the start of the 4WD road and there isn't good parking here in winter. |
| Directions: | From Fairplay, take Colorado 9 to the town of Alma. From the center of Alma, continue north for about 1/2 mile and turn left on the Park County 6 road. It's a total of 4.5 miles to the trailhead from here:
After 1.4 miles, turn left onto Quartzville road. Near 2.2 miles, stay left at a confusing intersection. At 3.5 miles, stay right at the intersection of Zinc Road. There is an intersection at 4.0 miles and Mt. Lincoln is ahead of you. Keep right and continue around a bend. At about 4.1 miles, turn left onto a forest road (recently named Crest Drive). There are private property signs and this is where people used to park before the land owners blocked off the parking. Don't park here. Continue 1/2 mile up the 4WD road. The Quartzville USLM site is around to the right in a large flat area. Calculate Driving Time from your Address | Trailheads on Google Maps |
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