Mountain · 1 route

Jagged Mountain

13,815 ft · Colorado

Summit
13,815 ft
Routes
1 way up
Managed by
Forest Service

Route up Jagged Mountain

  1. Jagged MountainExpertFrom Kite Lake / Hunchback Pass Trailhead · about 7,873 ft of climbingScramble23.8 mi round tripSee the route
Map of the route up Jagged Mountain, with each route's start numbered and the summit marked
Jagged Mountain · starts at Kite Lake / Hunchback Pass TrailheadMap © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

About Jagged Mountain

Jagged Mountain is a summit of about 13,815 feet in San Juan County, Colorado, inside the Weminuche Wilderness. The peak falls within the Columbine Ranger District of San Juan National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Silverton, about 12 miles away. A summit route leads to the top. The Leviathan Lake Route and the Sunlight Lake Route both start close by, under a mile away. The Needles climbing area is about 0.9 miles off, and Molas Lake Campground offers camping roughly 9 miles from the summit.

Forecast on Jagged Mountain

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and kite lake / hunchback pass trailhead for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

Questions about Jagged Mountain

How tall is Jagged Mountain?

13,815 ft (4,211 m).

How many routes go to the summit of Jagged Mountain?

One: Jagged Mountain.

Where do the routes up Jagged Mountain start?

Jagged Mountain starts at Kite Lake / Hunchback Pass Trailhead.

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Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Silverton, Colorado · 12 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)

Is Jagged Mountain open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in San Juan National Forest. It doesn't name Jagged Mountain, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · San Juan National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.