Conundrum Peak
About
Conundrum Peak is a summit in Colorado's Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, part of the Aspen Ranger District of the White River National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Mount Crested Butte, about 9 miles away. Several other spots lie close by. The Electric Pass hike is about 1.8 miles away and the Conundrum hike about 2.5 miles. Pearl Pass Dispersed Campground and the Copper Pass Spur Trail are both under 3 miles off.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
14,030 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Conundrum 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
- Mount Crested Butte, Colorado · 9 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
- Electric PassHiking1.8 mi
- ConundrumHiking2.5 mi
- Pearl Pass Dispersed CampgroundCamping2.7 mi
- Copper Pass Spur TrailHiking2.8 mi
- Campsite WB 8Camping5.1 mi
- Castle CreekCanoeing7 mi
- Maroon Lake ScenicLake fishing7.1 mi
- Crested ButteRock climbing8.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
