Casco Peak
About
Casco Peak is a summit of about 13,892 feet in Lake County, Colorado, on the Leadville Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Twin Lakes, about 9 miles away. A summit route leads to the top. Deer Mountain and the Black Cloud Trail are both about 2.4 miles away. Climbers can find Monitor Rock about 3.6 miles off, and Twin Peaks Campground sits about 5 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,892 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Casco 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
- Leadville Ranger District · Ranger district
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests · National forest
- Nearest town
- Twin Lakes, Colorado · 9.4 mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Leadville Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Sep 28, 2026
Mount Massive Wilderness Occupancy and Use Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Interlaken Hotel and Annex Area closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Deer MountainHiking2.4 mi
- Black Cloud TrailHiking2.4 mi
- Monitor RockRock climbing3.6 mi
- Summit DomeRock climbing3.7 mi
- Lake CreekCanoeing4.6 mi
- Twin Peaks CampgroundCamping5 mi
- Elbert Creek CampgroundCamping5.1 mi
- Deception Point Fishing SiteLake fishing7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
