Crystal Mountain Top Road

Crystal Mountain Top Road is a long, mostly runnable climb in Colorado. The nearest named summit, Crystal Mountain at 3,029 m, is 744 m away. At 2.2 TEP it sits in the easier half of the catalogue. Expect 53 to 89 minutes. Its steepest 500 metres run at 10.3% and start 6.2 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. The path is graded easy hiking: the effort is in your lungs, not your footing. Northeast-facing: morning sun only, and snow lingers into spring.

TEP: 2.2
Climb: +522 m
Distance: 7.4 km
Average grade: 7.0%
Time: 53 to 89 min

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