Mount Champion
About
Mount Champion is a summit of about 13,640 feet in Lake County, Colorado, within the Leadville Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests. The land also falls inside the Mount Elbert Roadless Area, and the Forest Service manages it. The nearest town is Twin Lakes, about 11 miles away. The North Fork Lake Creek hike starts less than a mile away, and Deer Mountain is about 1.4 miles off. Climbers can find Instant Karma Cliff about 2.3 miles away, and Lost Man Campground offers a place to stay roughly 5.6 miles from the summit.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,640 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Mount Champion
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
- Leadville Ranger District · Ranger district
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests · National forest
- Mount Elbert Roadless Area · Public land
- Nearest town
- Twin Lakes, Colorado · 11 mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Leadville Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Sep 28, 2026
Mount Massive Wilderness Occupancy and Use Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Interlaken Hotel and Annex Area closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- North Fork Lake CreekHiking0.8 mi
- Deer MountainHiking1.4 mi
- Instant Karma CliffRock climbing2.3 mi
- A Massive Pain in the ASSRock climbing4.3 mi
- Lost Man CampgroundCamping5.6 mi
- Elbert Creek CampgroundCamping6 mi
- Lake CreekCanoeing6.5 mi
- Lincoln CreekCanoeing7.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
