Mountain · 1 route

Monumental Peak

13,370 ft · Colorado

Summit
13,370 ft
Routes
1 way up
Managed by
Forest Service

Route up Monumental Peak

  1. Monumental PeakExpertFrom Poplar Gulch Trailhead · about 4,929 ft of climbing18.8 mi round tripSee the route
Map of the route up Monumental Peak, with each route's start numbered and the summit marked
Monumental Peak · starts at Poplar Gulch TrailheadMap © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

About Monumental Peak

Monumental Peak is a summit of about 13,370 feet in Chaffee County, Colorado, within the Gunnison Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Garfield, about 5 miles away. A summit route leads to the top. Hancock Lake and Canyon Creek Trail 481 are both within about a mile and a half. North Fork Reservoir Campground and North Fork Campground sit about 2.5 miles away.

Forecast on Monumental Peak

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and poplar gulch trailhead for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

Questions about Monumental Peak

How tall is Monumental Peak?

13,370 ft (4,075 m).

How many routes go to the summit of Monumental Peak?

One: Monumental Peak.

Where do the routes up Monumental Peak start?

Monumental Peak starts at Poplar Gulch Trailhead.

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Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Garfield, Colorado · 4.8 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

Is Monumental Peak open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Monumental Peak, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.