Mount Blue Sky
About
Mount Blue Sky is a summit in the Clear Creek Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, managed by the Forest Service. The nearest town is Silver Plume, about 8.6 miles away. The peak sits at the center of a cluster of climbing and hiking terrain. The Mt. Evans climbing areas start right at the mountain, with mixed and couloir routes about 0.1 mile away. Gray Wolf Mountain and Mount Warren, both hiking destinations, are each about 0.7 mile off. For an overnight base, Guanella Pass Campground is about 4.3 miles away and Echo Lake Campground about 5.4 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
14,256 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Mount Blue Sky
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
- Clear Creek Ranger District · Ranger district
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · National forest
- Nearest town
- Silver Plume, Colorado · 8.6 mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Clear Creek Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
caution · posted Sep 18, 2026
Area Closure Surrounding the Devils Nose Target Range
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Mt. Evans - mixed, couloirsRock climbing0.1 mi
- Mt. EvansRock climbing0.4 mi
- Gray Wolf MountainHiking0.7 mi
- Mount WarrenHiking0.7 mi
- Guanella Pass CampgroundCamping4.3 mi
- Echo Lake CampgroundCamping5.4 mi
- Geneva CreekCanoeing6.5 mi
- Chicago CreekCanoeing7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
