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01. START-END NORTH: jct Co96 - Co87, Wetmore 02. jct with Northcreek Rd on left 03. profile turns left onto Greenhorn Highway in McKenzie Jct 04. 9479ft - Wixson Divide 05. 8840ft , intermediate low point at jct with road down South Hardscrabble Creek 06. 9400ft - Bigelow Divide 07. 8720ft ,intermediate low point 08. 9360f - Greenhill Divide, profile turns left, soon after this point 09. TOP: 9600ft Co78 Wet Mountains s(u) 10. jct with Old Ham Rd. Profile stays left towards Beulah 11. START-END SOUTH: jct Co78 - Northcreek Rd, east of Beulah

Approaches

From West. Co96 west of Pueblo not only goes to Hardscrabble Pass and its sublime view onto the Sangre de Criston Mountains. It also connects to the "Co165 Greenhorn Highway". Co165 is named after the highest mountain in the Wet Mountains. It is a pleasant paved forest road through a forested valley. Along the way it crosses 3 named divides. The highest one is the one furthest to the south, and from its summit a smooth gravel road climbs a little higher to crest at this summit. The road stays in the forest and there are no views from the top. Even a short dirt track leaving from the summit does not go to any real view points.

From East. A fast and long decent leads to the outskirts of Beulah. Along the way the closest thing to a great mountain view can be spotted through the trees, in the form of Greenhorn Mountain, framed by trees. Approaching Beulah, there are enough turns and roads to vacation homes to potentially cause a loss of all sence of direction, and the residents of Beulah don't seem to think much of road signs. Sometimes, even in the age of google maps, you can still find a friendly resident, to explain nearby road situation, although it took me several tries this time.

While completing a gravel loop back to the north, another summit has to be crossed : Northcreek Rd s(u).