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Mount Otto

Colorado

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Mount Otto is a summit of about 12,861 feet in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, part of the Saguache Ranger District of the Rio Grande National Forest in Saguache County, Colorado. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Coaldale, about 4 miles away. The peak lies within designated wilderness. Close by are the Bushnell Lakes hike, about 2 miles off, and the Rainbow Trail and Hayden Creek Campground, each about 3 miles away. Coaldale Campground sits roughly 4 miles from the summit.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

12,861 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Mount Otto

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
Coaldale, Colorado · 4.2 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 Rio Grande National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

    Mount Otto — Summit in Colorado | Roamze