Mount Nebo
About
Mount Nebo is a summit of about 13,205 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 13 miles away. A summit route leads to the top. Nearby, the Vallecito and Beartown hikes are each about 2.4 miles away, and the Jagged Mountain climbing area is about 2.6 miles off. The Grenadiers climbing area sits roughly 3.5 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,205 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Mount Nebo
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
- Weminuche Wilderness · Wilderness
- Columbine Ranger District · Ranger district
- San Juan National Forest · National forest
- 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:
La Plata Canyon Camping and Fire Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Andrews Lake Camping Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Purgatory Ski Resort Area Vehicle Use Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Falls Creek Closure Area, Camping, and Motor Vehicle Travel Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Mainstem Hermosa Creek Culvert Installation Project Area Closure
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Mainstem Hermosa Creek Culvert Installation Project NFSR 578 Road Closure
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- VallecitoHiking2.3 mi
- BeartownHiking2.4 mi
- Leviathan PeakHiking2.6 mi
- Jagged MountainMountaineering2.6 mi
- Grenadiers, TheRock climbing3.5 mi
- Needles, TheRock climbing5.6 mi
- Elk CreekCanoeing6.1 mi
- Vallecito CreekCanoeing7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)