Dallas Peak

Mountain · 1 route

Dallas Peak

13,785 ft · Colorado

Photo: dana.m.wilson, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Summit
13,785 ft
Routes
1 way up
Managed by
Forest Service

Route up Dallas Peak

  1. Dallas PeakExpertFrom Mill Creek Trailhead · about 6,016 ft of climbingScramble8.4 mi round tripSee the route
Map of the route up Dallas Peak, with each route's start numbered and the summit marked
Dallas Peak · starts at Mill Creek TrailheadMap © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

About Dallas Peak

Dallas Peak is a summit of about 13,785 feet in San Miguel County, Colorado, inside the Mount Sneffels Wilderness. The peak lies within the Norwood Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, which the Forest Service manages. Telluride is the nearest town, about 3.3 miles away. Mill Creek Basin Backcountry Camp and the Flowsnake Rock climbing area both sit about 0.9 miles from the peak. The Sneffels Highline hike is about 1.7 miles away, and the East Fork Dallas Creek paddling route is about 5.7 miles off.

Forecast on Dallas Peak

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

Questions about Dallas Peak

How tall is Dallas Peak?

13,785 ft (4,202 m).

How many routes go to the summit of Dallas Peak?

One: Dallas Peak.

Where do the routes up Dallas Peak start?

Dallas Peak starts at Mill Creek Trailhead.

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Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Telluride, Colorado · 3.3 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 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)

Is Dallas Peak open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Dallas Peak, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.