Lizard Head

Colorado

Colorado

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27.3 mi

Distance

2,830 ft

Gain

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What we do know

  • Inside Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Big climb
Out & back

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Lizard Head

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Elevation & route

Distance
27.3 mi
Elevation gain
2,830 ft
Highest point
12,133 ft
Lowest point
9,251 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Horses
Allowed
Surface
Natural

Source for horses, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)

About this trail

Lizard Head is a 27.34-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado managed by Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. The route gains 2,830 feet of elevation and reaches a maximum elevation of 12,133 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
12,133 ft
Length (round trip)
27 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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