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California Peak

Colorado

About

California Peak is a summit of about 13,847 feet in Alamosa County, Colorado, inside the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness. The peak lies within the Conejos Peak Ranger District of the Rio Grande National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Blanca, about 12 miles away. The Sangre de Cristo Wilderness covers the summit. Nearby, the S. Zapata and N. Fork Zapata mountain biking trails are each about 1.4 miles away, and the Lily Lake and Mount Lindsey hikes are about 1.6 miles off. For an overnight base, Zapata Falls Campground sits about 3.4 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,847 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

California Peak

Colorado

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Blanca, Colorado · 12 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Rio Grande National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

    California Peak — Summit in Colorado | Roamze