Co Rd 21 in CO -- Camping Rules & Access
Co Rd 21 in CO
Road corridorWhite River NF
2.3 mi from Aspen
Maps 9,568 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
A stay limit is confirmed. It does not establish permission to camp here.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Near Free Silver Mine.
- By its Census road type this is maintained for passenger cars, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as pitching to 4%, 33% of it on a shelf.
- Estimated climb: 2,600 ft, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 30%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- Red Mountain Ditch runs 0.8 mi off.
- Smuggler Mountain stands 2,366 ft above the map pin, 4.7 miles southeast.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 26–54°F, 2.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.