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Cirque Mountain

Colorado

About

Cirque Mountain is a summit of about 13,671 feet in Ouray County, Colorado, on the Ouray Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Telluride, about 5 miles away. A summit route leads to the top. Wrights Lake and Gilpin Peak are both about a mile away. Climbers can head to Citradelica Rock, about 2.4 miles off, and Mill Creek Basin Backcountry Camp offers backcountry camping about 2.7 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,671 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Cirque Mountain

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
Telluride, Colorado · 5.1 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

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

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)

    Cirque Mountain — Summit in Colorado | Roamze