6/15/2017 Posted On: 6/15/2017 By: rpdawes Info: The gate at start of Peru Creek Road is still closed. Today I went there to check the status of the road. | ||||
11/10/2016 Posted On: 11/11/2016 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: Still open and dry. I called the USFS office in Dillon and they said they plan on closing the Peru Creek road on November 22nd, but I suspect it may close earlier if we get a snow storm. | ||||
8/13/2016 Posted On: 8/13/2016 By: OBC13 Info: I climbed Mt. Edwards today from the west side (Horseshoe Basin / Peru Creek) via the Argentine Pass route. The only thing different from Bill Middlebrooks Southwest Ridge route description is that a good quality new footbridge has been placed over Peru Creek. | ||||
7/15/2016 Posted On: 7/15/2016 By: awake Info: Made it to the gate with my Elantra (2WD), but was a rough ride. Should be pretty easy with a 4WD. | ||||
6/12/2016 Posted On: 6/13/2016 By: Chicago Transplant Info: Peru Creek road gate is open and road is mostly dry and in good shape until you get close to the Argentine Pass TH. Some large puddles and small run-off streams before snow blocks passage within maybe 200 yards of the true trailhead. Wide shoulder just below this drift with room for 2-3 cars provides parking at the moment. | ||||
6/3/2016 Posted On: 6/6/2016 By: amandagstone Info: Called Dillon Ranger district, and they said it will likely be a couple weeks until the gate at Montezuma Rd is opened. | 1 |
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5/21/2016 Posted On: 5/24/2016 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: Still closed/gated at the lower parking area, at the junction with the Montezuma road. | ||||
6/25/2015 Posted On: 6/25/2015 By: CO Native Info: The road is in good shape and is clear of all snow. 2wd accessible with decent clearance. | ||||
8/15/2014 Posted On: 8/24/2014 By: emgordon Info: Summit County Media Release: A new 70-foot-span permanent bridge will be placed over the Snake River at the site of the washout, restoring vehicle travel along Montezuma Road in its pre-washout route. Bridge installation work will take place the week of Aug. 25. Crews will transport the bridge and abutments to the site in eight pieces and are tentatively scheduled set them on Wednesday and Thursday,Aug. 27 and 28. Montezuma Road will be closed to through traffic for extended periods on these two days, to allow crane operators to efficiently install the structures. Crews will pave the new bridge the week of Sept. 1, with a target of opening it for vehicle traffic by Sept. 6. Anticipated Montezuma Road closures for paving operations will be limited in number and short in duration. | ||||
6/9/2014 Posted On: 6/10/2014 By: 14erFred Info: Access to Peru Creek, Chihuahua Gulch, Horseshoe Basin, and Argentine Pass is closed until further notice. Last week the Snake River washed out a 45-foot length of road just west of the Peru Creek Trailhead, 0.6 miles west of the entrance to the town of Montezuma. The flooding caused severe road damage to a half-mile stretch of road west of the washout site, with the entire south lane destroyed in many spots. Road & Bridge will work throughout the summer to rebuild the washed-out section of road. Access for the general public may remain closed throughout the summer. Summit County officials announced they have closed Montezuma Road until further notice, prohibiting access to trailheads, trails and roads on national forest lands east of the flood site. The closure applies to skiers, snowmobilers, hikers, bikers, off-roaders and all other recreationalists looking to access Peru Creek Trailhead/Peru Creek Road, Chihuahua Gulch Road, Chihuahua Lake Trail, Sts. John Road, Webster Pass Road, Deer Creek Trailhead and Deer Creek Road, Morgan Gulch Road, Cinnamon Gulch Road, Argentine Pass Trail, Lenawee Trail, Warden Gulch Road, access to Grays and Torreys peaks, and the Continental Divide Trail from Grays Peak to Whale Peak. The easternmost turnaround location for vehicles with trailers is at a roadblock 3.12 miles east of the intersection of Highway 6 and Montezuma Road. Recreation-specific updates can be found at the White River National Forest website (www.fs.usda.gov/whiteriver), by navigating to the Alerts and Notices page using the button in the website's upper right column. More information is available by calling the Dillon Ranger District at 970-468-5400. | 1 |
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7/23/2013 Posted On: 7/23/2013 By: BobbyFinn Info: The slide has been cleared. Easy 4WD now. | ||||
7/19/2013 Posted On: 7/19/2013 By: RobE Info: Peru Creek Rd is closed after the Cinnamon Pass junction due to a big landslide. The road crew working down lower said it happened Wed, and they don‘t have an estimated time to reopen the road. | ||||
7/2/2013 Posted On: 7/2/2013 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: Road open and dry to the trailhead. It‘s a bit rough this year but good-clearance vehicles should be OK. | ||||
5/29/2013 Posted On: 5/29/2013 By: TravelingMatt Info: Still gated. Snowfields start past the first creek crossing and become continuous above the turnoff near the Pennsylvania Mine. Still a ways to go. | ||||
5/17/2013 Posted On: 5/17/2013 By: TravelingMatt Info: Gated at Montezuma Road. Wouldn‘t count on it opening by Memorial Day. |
