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Mount Eolus

Colorado

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Mount Eolus is a summit of 14,074 feet in the Weminuche Wilderness, part of the Columbine Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest in Colorado. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Silverton, about 13 miles away. Twin Lakes is less than a mile away, and the Needles climbing area is under 2 miles off. The Sunlight Lake Route and Molas Lake Campground are both within about 10 miles.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

14,074 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Mount Eolus

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
Silverton, Colorado · 13 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 Columbine 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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