Top Of Becks Road
Photo: Mshuang2, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.9 mi
- distance
- 79 ft
- climb
- 8,179 ft
- high point
- Easy
- difficulty
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Top Of Becks Road is a short, easy cross-country ski route on Bureau of Land Management land in Colorado's Gunnison Field Office, about 0.85 miles long and rising from roughly 8,094 feet to about 8,179 feet. The climb is gentle, with a total gain of 79 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.66 miles in, where the grade reaches 8 percent. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Gunnison, which sits about 557 feet lower, show January highs around 26°F with lows near -6°F, while July highs reach about 80°F. That station's figures are only a guide, and temperatures on the road run cooler. The road sits right beside Hartman Rocks, a climbing area about 0.1 mile away, and the Becks Technical mountain biking trail is about 0.2 mile off. The Gunnison KOA campground is about 2.1 miles away.
Local outfitters
- SUP Marble42 mi away
- Cedar Creek RV Park and Lodging49 mi away
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Top Of Becks Road
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
26° / -6°
7 wet
Feb
30° / 1°
6 wet
Mar
44° / 14°
5 wet
Apr
56° / 23°
5 wet
May
66° / 30°
6 wet
Jun
76° / 36°
6 wet
Jul
80° / 44°
10 wet
Aug
77° / 43°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 34°
9 wet
Oct
60° / 22°
6 wet
Nov
44° / 11°
5 wet
Dec
28° / -3°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gunnison 3sw, CO, 1.8 mi away at 7,622 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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