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Epaulet Mountain

Colorado

About

Epaulet Mountain is a summit of about 13,520 feet in Clear Creek County, Colorado, inside the Mount Evans Wilderness. The peak lies within the South Platte Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, which the Forest Service manages. The nearest town is Silver Plume, about 10 miles away. The Mount Evans Side climbing area sits just 0.4 miles away, and the Mt. Evans - mixed, couloirs climbing area is about 1.4 miles off. For hiking, Mount Blue Sky is roughly 1.9 miles away and Gray Wolf Mountain about 2 miles. Guanella Pass Campground, about 5.4 miles away, is the closest place to camp.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,520 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Epaulet 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

Nearest town
Silver Plume, Colorado · 10 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 South Platte Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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