Gladstone Peak
About
Gladstone Peak is a summit of about 13,912 feet in San Miguel County, Colorado, inside the Lizard Head Wilderness. The peak lies within the Mancos/Dolores Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest, which the Forest Service manages. The nearest town is Ophir, about 8 miles away. The peak sits in designated wilderness, and a summit route leads to it. The Rock of Ages Connection hike starts less than a mile away, and Cross Mountain is about 1.6 miles off. For an overnight base, Silver Pick Camping Area is about 3 miles away and Woods Lake Campground about 5 miles.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,912 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Gladstone 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
- Lizard Head Wilderness · Wilderness
- Mancos/Dolores Ranger District · Ranger district
- San Juan National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Ophir, Colorado · 8.4 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 Mancos/Dolores Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Big Al Trail Reconstruction Area and Trail Closure
information · posted Oct 8, 2026
McPhee Overlook Trail Seasonal Closure
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Chicken Creek Ski Area Dog Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Mancos/Dolores Camping Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Rock of Ages ConnectionHiking0.9 mi
- Cross MountainHiking1.6 mi
- Silver Pick Camping AreaCamping3.1 mi
- Woods Lake CampgroundCamping4.8 mi
- South Fork San Miguel RiverCanoeing5.6 mi
- West Dolores RiverCanoeing5.9 mi
- Wild Westerlies, TheRock climbing6.4 mi
- Slabs, TheRock climbing6.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)