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Fools Peak

Colorado

About

Fools Peak is a summit in Eagle County, Colorado, at about 12,950 feet. It sits in the Holy Cross Wilderness.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

12,950 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Fools 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

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Climax, CO weather station, 23 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan27° high3° low15 days with snow
  2. Feb29° high3° low15 days with snow
  3. Mar35° high8° low14 days with snow
  4. Apr40° high15° low13 days with snow
  5. May49° high25° low8 days with snow
  6. Jun61° high34° low2 days with snow
  7. Jul67° high40° low
  8. Aug64° high39° low
  9. Sep58° high32° low2 days with snow
  10. Oct47° high21° low7 days with snow
  11. Nov35° high11° low12 days with snow
  12. Dec27° high3° low15 days with snow

The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Nearest town
Fulford, Colorado · 5.4 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:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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