Mountain · 1 route
Gold Dust Peak
13,385 ft · Colorado
- Summit
- 13,385 ft
- Routes
- 1 way up
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Route up Gold Dust Peak
About Gold Dust Peak
Gold Dust Peak is a summit of about 13,385 feet in Eagle County, Colorado, inside the Holy Cross Wilderness. The peak lies within the Eagle Ranger District of White River National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Fulford, about 4.4 miles away. The closest neighbors are the Ironedge hike, about 1.3 miles away, and the Gold Dust hike, about 1.9 miles away. Yeoman Park Campground sits about 4.7 miles off, and East Brush Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 5 miles away.
Forecast on Gold Dust Peak
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and fulford cave - lake charles trailhead for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Questions about Gold Dust Peak
How tall is Gold Dust Peak?
13,385 ft (4,080 m).
How many routes go to the summit of Gold Dust Peak?
One: Gold Dust Peak.
Where do the routes up Gold Dust Peak start?
Gold Dust Peak starts at Fulford Cave - Lake Charles Trailhead.
Mountains nearby
Mount of the Holy Cross14,004 ft · Colorado2 routes6.1 mi awayPhoto: Jeremiah LaRocco, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Whitney Peak13,275 ft · Colorado1 route7.3 mi away
- Savage Peak13,134 ft · Colorado1 route7.9 mi away
- Mount Thomas11,982 ft · Colorado1 route8.9 mi away
- Red Table Mountain12,042 ft · Colorado1 route10 mi away
- Homestake Peak13,212 ft · Colorado1 route12 mi away
Facts about this place
Where it is
- Holy Cross Wilderness · Wilderness
- Eagle Ranger District · Ranger district
- White River National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Fulford, Colorado · 4.4 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:
Holy Cross Wilderness, Prohibitions
information · posted Oct 8, 2026
Helicopter operations planned at Chapman Gulch Trailhead near Basalt Oct. 15 or Oct. 16
information · posted Oct 1, 2026
Xcel Energy Helicopter Maintenance Between Basalt and Leadville Through October 11
information · posted Oct 1, 2026
Crystal River Road east of Marble to be closed weekdays Oct. 5-13
caution · posted Sep 28, 2026
White River National Forest lifting fire restrictions on Friday Sept. 25
fire-restriction · posted Sep 23, 2026
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
caution · posted Sep 21, 2026
Maroon Creek Road open to vehicles
information · posted Sep 18, 2026
Maroon Bells - Snowmass Wilderness, Camping and other rules
information · posted Sep 17, 2026
Water not available at Lowry, Prospector, Windy Point and Marvine Campgrounds
caution · posted Sep 11, 2026
No water for campers at Ruedi Reservoir Campgrounds; Little Maud and Mollie B closed
information · posted Sep 9, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- IronedgeHiking1.3 mi
- Gold DustHiking1.9 mi
- Yeoman Park CampgroundCamping4.7 mi
- East Brush CreekCanoeing5 mi
- Lime CreekCanoeing5.7 mi
- The Exit WallRock climbing5.7 mi
- The SchoolyardRock climbing5.8 mi
- Halfmoon CampgroundCamping8.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Is Gold Dust Peak open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in White River National Forest. It doesn't name Gold Dust Peak, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Green Mountain Reservoir and Ruedi boat ramps closed for the season
Agency closure covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
Eagle-Thomasville (400), Burnt Mtn (506), plus NFSR 414 and 416 openings delayed to June 16
Agency closure covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
FSR 314, Crystal River Road, open but be prepared for delays
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
White River National Forest lifting fire restrictions on Friday Sept. 25
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · Order 2026 · USFS · White River National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · White River National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
