Mountain · 1 route

Comanche Peak

13,273 ft · Colorado

Summit
13,273 ft
Routes
1 way up
Managed by
Forest Service

Route up Comanche Peak

  1. Comanche PeakExpertFrom Venable Trailhead · about 5,401 ft of climbing11.0 mi round tripSee the route
Map of the route up Comanche Peak, with each route's start numbered and the summit marked
Comanche Peak · starts at Venable TrailheadMap © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

About Comanche Peak

Comanche Peak is a summit of about 13,273 feet in Saguache County, Colorado, inside the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness. The peak lies within the Saguache Ranger District of the Rio Grande National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Crestone, about 5.5 miles away. The Sangre de Cristo Wilderness covers the surrounding area, and a summit route leads to the top. Phantom Terrace, a hike, sits just 0.3 miles away, and the Comanche and Comanche Spur mountain biking trails are within about a mile. For an overnight base, Alvarado Campground is about 3.8 miles off, and the Crestones climbing area is about 5.5 miles away.

Forecast on Comanche Peak

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and venable trailhead for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

Questions about Comanche Peak

How tall is Comanche Peak?

13,273 ft (4,046 m).

How many routes go to the summit of Comanche Peak?

One: Comanche Peak.

Where do the routes up Comanche Peak start?

Comanche Peak starts at Venable Trailhead.

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Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Crestone, Colorado · 5.5 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)

Is Comanche Peak open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Rio Grande National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Rio Grande National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.