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Kelso Mountain
Colorado
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2.7 mi
Distance
1,963 ft
Gain
Final 0.5 mi off-trail
No mapped path. Route-finding required. It climbs about 1,301 ft. The dashed line is a straight-line guide, not a route.
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is marginal
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 4 h ago · oldest 4 h
caution: Agency alerts
64 active alerts in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests; most severe: Fire Restrictions
USFSPosted Sep 21 · checked 4 h ago
caution: Weather
Rain, high 59°F / low 37°F, 89% precip — 68/100 for hike
OpenWeather4 h ago
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Out & back
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Kelso Mountain
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,963 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,963 ft
- Highest point
- 13,176 ft
Profile ends where the mapped trail ends. The last 0.5 mi is off-trail.
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Kelso Mountain rises to 13,176 ft in Colorado. This route starts at Grays Peak Trailhead and covers 2.7 miles round trip with about 1,963 ft of climbing. The mapped trail ends 0.5 miles and about 1,301 ft short of the summit; the final stretch is off-trail with no mapped path and needs route-finding.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 13,176 ft
- Total climbing
- 1,963 ft
- Total descent
- 1,963 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 2.7 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Clear Creek Ranger District · Ranger district
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Clear Creek Ranger District as of Oct 10, 2026:
caution · posted Sep 18, 2026
Area Closure Surrounding the Devils Nose Target Range
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Torreys PeakHiking0.1 mi
- Grays PeakHiking0.1 mi
- West SlabsRock climbing3.3 mi
- Silver PlumeRock climbing3.6 mi
- Clear Lake CampgroundCamping4.1 mi
- Guanella Pass CampgroundCamping4.9 mi
- West Fork Clear CreekCanoeing7.4 mi
- Snake RiverCanoeing8.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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