Kiowa Peak
About
Kiowa Peak is a summit of about 13,118 feet in Boulder County, Colorado, on city land within the Boulder Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. The peak sits along North Boulder Creek, and the nearest town is Ward, about 6 miles away. A summit route leads to the top. Shoshoni Peak and Apache Peak, both climbing areas, are each about 1.5 miles away, and the Isabelle Glacier hike is about 1.6 miles off. For an overnight base, Pawnee Campground lies about 3.7 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,118 ft
Land manager
City Land
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Kiowa 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
- Boulder Ranger District · Ranger district
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · National forest
- North Boulder Creek · Public land
- Nearest town
- Ward, Colorado · 6.1 mi
- Managed by
- City Land
Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Boulder Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Raptor Nesting Area Closure - Boulder Ranger District
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Shoshoni PeakRock climbing1.5 mi
- Apache PeakRock climbing1.6 mi
- Isabelle GlacierHiking1.6 mi
- Pawnee PassHiking2 mi
- Pawnee CampgroundCamping3.7 mi
- Rainbow Lakes CampgroundCamping4 mi
- Arapaho CreekCanoeing4.8 mi
- Buchanan CreekCanoeing5.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
