Deer Mountain
About
Deer Mountain is a summit of about 13,749 feet in Pitkin County, Colorado, inside the Mount Massive Wilderness. The peak lies within the Leadville Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, which the Forest Service manages. The nearest town is Twin Lakes, about 11.5 miles away. Nearby, North Fork Lake Creek is about 2 miles away and North Halfmoon Lakes about 3 miles. For an overnight base, Elbert Creek Campground and Lost Man Campground are both within about 6 miles.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,749 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Deer 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
- Mount Massive Wilderness · Wilderness
- Leadville Ranger District · Ranger district
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests · National forest
- Nearest town
- Twin Lakes, Colorado · 12 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 Leadville Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Sep 28, 2026
Mount Massive Wilderness Occupancy and Use Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Interlaken Hotel and Annex Area closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- North Fork Lake CreekHiking2.1 mi
- A Massive Pain in the ASSRock climbing3 mi
- North Halfmoon LakesHiking3.1 mi
- Instant Karma CliffRock climbing3.3 mi
- Elbert Creek CampgroundCamping5.8 mi
- Lost Man CampgroundCamping6.1 mi
- Willow CreekCanoeing7.7 mi
- Lake CreekCanoeing7.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
