Sheep Mountain via Round Mountain Summit Trail(edit)

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DIFFICULT

#222 hike out of 490 in Roosevelt National Forest |

DIFFICULT

9.0 mi

Distance

4 hrs 2 min

Time

2,673 ft

Elev Gain

Overview

This is a difficult out and back trail to Sheep Mountain in Roosevelt National Forest.

This trail goes by Viestenz-Smith Mountain Park and Round Mountain Trail Head.

Sights to See

Rate this Hike

★★★★★

michaeldavidwindsor 3 years, 10 months ago

I hiked this trail 1/10/21. The snow was still fresh from the night before when I arrived and fog blocked out some of the views. By the time I hiked back down, the first 2 miles were packed down. I would recommend having traction with you, although the snow was clumping in my hillsounds a lot and I ended up not wearing them on the way down. The end of the trail has no views, so if you're looking for that, it's better to take a left at the split and go to Stone Mountain's peak instead. You can hear traffic from the road below for the first 2.25 miles of the hike. This is a really beautiful hike in the snow though.

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