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Mount Garfield

Colorado

About

Mount Garfield is a summit of about 13,081 feet in San Juan County, Colorado, inside the Weminuche Wilderness. The peak lies within the Columbine Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Silverton, about 8 miles away. Nearby, the Molas Trail System and the Whitehead hike are both about 4 miles away. Molas Lake Campground is about 4.5 miles off, and the Snowdon Peak climbing area is about 3.4 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,081 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Mount Garfield

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 · 8.2 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)

Is Mount Garfield open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in San Juan National Forest. It doesn't name Mount Garfield, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · San Juan National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.