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Hayden Peak

Colorado

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Hayden Peak is a summit of about 13,560 feet in Pitkin County, Colorado, inside the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. The peak lies within the Aspen Ranger District of White River National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Aspen, about 9 miles away. The White River National Forest had several forest-wide alerts posted as of October 2026, and these cover the whole forest rather than this summit specifically. One notes that the forest is lifting fire restrictions on Friday, Sept. 25. Another covers camping and other rules for the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. Nearby, Electric Pass and Cathedral Peak are both within about 3 miles. Pearl Pass Dispersed Campground sits about 3.6 miles away, and Maroon Lake Scenic, a lake fishing spot, is about 5.4 miles off.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,560 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Hayden 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

Nearest town
Aspen, Colorado · 9.4 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)