Molas Lake Campground
Campground
Campground · 2.8 mi from the trail
Colorado · Hiking · Weminuche Wilderness · Near Telluride
Whitehead
- 13.6 mi
- round trip
- 935 ft
- climb
- 12,781 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Whitehead open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Columbine Ranger District. It doesn't name Whitehead, so check the source for the area it covers (5 listed).
Pagosa Ranger District Road Closure
Agency closure covering Columbine Ranger District · Order 02-13-08-26-17 · USFS · Columbine Ranger District
COLUMBINE RANGER DISTRICT Road Closure
Agency closure covering Columbine Ranger District · Order 02-13-08-26-18 · USFS · Columbine Ranger District
Travel is not advised to the San Juan NF
Agency closure covering San Juan National Forest · USFS · San Juan National Forest
Closures and dangerous conditions on roads, bridges, and trails from flooding
Agency closure covering San Juan National Forest · USFS · San Juan National Forest
Multiple roads and trails damaged by flooding on SJNF
Agency closure covering San Juan National Forest · USFS · San Juan National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Columbine Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Whitehead is a hard hike in Colorado's Weminuche Wilderness, within the Columbine Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest. The route is an out-and-back of about 13.6 miles, with a one-way elevation gain of 935 feet, starting at a low point of about 11,843 feet and reaching a high of about 12,781 feet. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is natural-surfaced and open to horses. The trip runs from June 1 to September 30, so plan for summer and early fall. The trail is not open to bikes. Cunningham Gulch Trail lies about half a mile away. Molas Lake Campground and the Molas Trail System are both within about 3 miles, and the Deadwood Gulch climbing area is about 3 miles off.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Natalia's 1912 Restaurant
Restaurant
On your way back · 4 miIf it rains Smuggler Union Tramhouse
Attraction
On your way back · 15 mi
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More in TellurideLocal outfitters
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- Peak Mountain Guides19 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Cunningham Gulch TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Elk CreekCanoeing2.7 mi
- Molas Lake CampgroundCamping2.8 mi
Molas Trail SystemHikingPhoto: daveynin, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)2.9 mi
Deadwood GulchRock climbingPhoto: markbyzewski, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)3.1 mi- The StripeRock climbingPhoto: markbyzewski, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)3.2 mi
- Little Molas Lake CampgroundCamping4.3 mi
Animas RiverCanoeingPhoto: Clyde frogg, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Molas Trail SystemHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: daveynin, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Molas Lake TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Frans-Banja Mulder, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
North Twilight PeakHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: mjhbower, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Storm PeakHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: denverkid, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Snowdon PeakHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: mjhbower, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Andrews Lake FishingHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: markbyzewski, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Emery PeakHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: denverkid, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Tower MountainHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: denverkid, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Deer CreekHiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: markbyzewski, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Andrews Lake Horse TrailHiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: mjhbower, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
