Horn Peak
About
Horn Peak is a summit of 13,448 feet in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, part of the San Carlos Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Crestone, about 7 miles away. The closest neighbors are the Cottonwood mountain biking trail, about 0.8 miles away, and the Horn Creek hike, about 1.5 miles away. Alvarado Campground sits about 3 miles off, and the Crestones climbing area is about 5 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,448 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Horn 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
- Sangre de Cristo Wilderness · Wilderness
- San Carlos Ranger District · Ranger district
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests · National forest
- Nearest town
- Crestone, Colorado · 6.7 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 San Carlos Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Aspen Acres Fire Area Closure Sept. 1, 2026 - Dec. 31, 2026.
critical · posted Aug 31, 2026
East Bear Gulch Trail Seasonal Closure Order
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness and Spanish Peaks Wilderness Occupancy and Use Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
East Bear Gulch NFST 1333 seasonal closure
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- CottonwoodMountain biking0.8 mi
- Comanche SpurMountain biking1.4 mi
- Horn CreekHiking1.5 mi
- Alvarado CampgroundCamping3 mi
- Sangre de Cristo RangeRock climbing4.2 mi
- Crestones, TheRock climbing5 mi
- North Crestone Creek CampgroundCamping5.8 mi
- Taylor CreekCanoeing8.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
