Clark Peak
About
Clark Peak is a summit of about 13,564 feet in Pitkin County, Colorado, inside the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. The peak lies within the Aspen Ranger District of White River National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Snowmass Village, about 8 miles away. The Capitol Peak Route starts about 1.4 miles away, and the Capitol Creek hike is about 1.6 miles off. For an overnight base, Silver Queen Campground sits about 9 miles away, and the Carbondale Area climbing area is about 6 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,564 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Clark 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
- Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness · Wilderness
- Aspen Ranger District · Ranger district
- White River National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Snowmass Village, Colorado · 7.7 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 White River National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Holy Cross Wilderness, Prohibitions
information · posted Oct 8, 2026
Helicopter operations planned at Chapman Gulch Trailhead near Basalt Oct. 15 or Oct. 16
information · posted Oct 1, 2026
Xcel Energy Helicopter Maintenance Between Basalt and Leadville Through October 11
information · posted Oct 1, 2026
Crystal River Road east of Marble to be closed weekdays Oct. 5-13
caution · posted Sep 28, 2026
White River National Forest lifting fire restrictions on Friday Sept. 25
fire-restriction · posted Sep 23, 2026
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
caution · posted Sep 21, 2026
Maroon Creek Road open to vehicles
information · posted Sep 18, 2026
Maroon Bells - Snowmass Wilderness, Camping and other rules
information · posted Sep 17, 2026
Water not available at Lowry, Prospector, Windy Point and Marvine Campgrounds
caution · posted Sep 11, 2026
No water for campers at Ruedi Reservoir Campgrounds; Little Maud and Mollie B closed
information · posted Sep 9, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Capitol Peak RouteHiking1.4 mi
- Capitol CreekHiking1.6 mi
- Snowmass CreekCanoeing6 mi
- Carbondale AreaRock climbing6.3 mi
- Avalanche CreekCanoeing6.4 mi
- Silver Queen CampgroundCamping8.7 mi
- Silver Bell CampgroundCamping8.9 mi
- Butter BouldersRock climbing9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)