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Mount Oso

Colorado

About

Mount Oso is a summit of about 13,678 feet in La Plata 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 17 miles away. A summit route leads to the top. For more time in the area, Rock Creek and Johnson Creek are both within about 3 miles, and Vallecito Campground sits roughly 9 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,678 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Mount Oso

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 · 17 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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