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Little Horn Peak

Colorado

About

Little Horn Peak is a summit of about 13,149 feet in Custer County, Colorado, inside the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness. The peak lies within the San Carlos Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, which the Forest Service manages. The nearest town is Crestone, about 6.5 miles away. The Horn Creek trail starts about a mile away, and the Horn Creek mountain biking route is under a mile off. Alvarado Campground sits about 3.9 miles away, and the Crestones climbing area is about 4 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,149 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Little 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

Nearest town
Crestone, Colorado · 6.5 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:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

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