Rito Alto
- 16.0 mi
- round trip
- 3,380 ft
- climb
- 11,885 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Rito Alto is a 16-mile out-and-back hike on Bureau of Land Management land in Colorado's San Luis Valley Field Office, with a high point of 11,885 feet and a low point of 8,509 feet. The trail gains about 3,380 feet in elevation over the course of the trip, and it is rated hard. The route is natural-surface and allows horses, but not bikes, according to the USDA Forest Service's trail records. The trailhead is at Rito Alto, and the open season runs from about May 16 through November 15. Several other destinations sit within a few miles. Wild Cherry and Elaine are both hikes about 2 miles away, and Rio Alto Trail is about 2.6 miles away. North Crestone Campground is roughly 5.8 miles off.
Local outfitters
- San Luis Valley Campground14 mi away
- Journey Quest25 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Wild CherryHiking2 mi
- ElaineHiking2.1 mi
- Rio Alto TrailHiking2.6 mi
- North Crestone Creek CampgroundCamping5.8 mi
- North Crestone CampgroundCamping5.8 mi
Camper VillageCampingPhoto: Ej Lowell, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.4 mi
CrestoneRock climbingPhoto: ikewinski, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)6.8 mi
San Luis CreekCanoeingPhoto: Scarpy, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
GarnerHiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Cottonwood PeakHiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- ElaineHiking · ~4 min drive
- Rio Alto TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
- CottonHiking · ~8 min drive
Mount AdamsHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: Todd Dwyer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Dimmick Gulch trailHiking · ~9 min drive
- San Isabel LakeHiking · ~9 min drive
- Horsethief BasinHiking · ~10 min drive
- Electric PeakHiking · ~16 min drivePhoto: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
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