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Crestone Peak

Crestone Peak
Photo: Adam Ginsburg, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mountain stats

StateColorado
Elevation14,295 ft (4,357 m)
RangeCrestone range
Protected areaRio Grande National Forest, Sangre de Cristo Wilderness

Source: Wikidata Q5184628 (elevation, prominence, range, protected area, first ascent).

About Crestone Peak

Crestone Peak is the seventh-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,296.8-foot (4,358 m) fourteener is the highest summit of the Crestones and the second-highest summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range after Blanca Peak. The summit is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness of Rio Grande National Forest, 5.0 miles (8.1 km) east by south of the Town of Crestone in Saguache County, Colorado, United States.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Peak lists

Sources: Category:Fourteeners of Colorado

Other well-known peaks nearby

Straight-line distance between Wikidata summit coordinates.

Sources

Wikidata Q5184628; Wikipedia; Wikimedia Commons; state from U.S. Census Bureau 2023 cartographic boundaries. Always check current conditions and land-manager rules before you go.