Black
Mountain Road summit(u)
Highest Point: 8920ft
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| Northern Approach: |
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|
drop |
| from Morrison via Bear Creek Canyon
and Evergreen (5800ft) |
3120ft |
19+1/2miles |
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| from Evergreen (7040ft) |
1880ft |
9miles |
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| Southern Approach: |
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| from Morrison via US285 (5800ft) |
3120ft |
20miles |
~300ft
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This
summit is often referred to by road names of the route below the
summit: These are: Shadow Mountain Rd from Conifer and Brook Forest Rd
from Evergreen.
The
route shown in the profile goes up 4 lane US285 as southern approach,
since this is the most direct. Better and longer cyling routes use Deer
Creek Canyon, South Turkey Creek Canyon, North Turkey Creek Canyon,
Blue Creek Rd. Pleasant Park Rd and others. - See the ride statistics
for more details.
