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Hunchback Mountain

Colorado

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Hunchback Mountain is a summit in San Juan County, Colorado, inside the Weminuche Wilderness on the San Juan National Forest's Columbine Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Silverton, about 10 miles away. The peak rises in the high country of the Weminuche, among a tight cluster of neighboring summits. Wilderness rules apply throughout. The Guardian, Leviathan Peak and Mount Oso are each about a mile away, and Jagged Mountain, a mountaineering objective, sits at a similar distance.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,133 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Hunchback Mountain

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
Silverton, Colorado · 10 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 Columbine Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

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