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Mount Owen

Colorado

About

Mount Owen is a summit of about 13,355 feet in Saguache County, Colorado, inside the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness. The peak lies within the Saguache Ranger District of the Rio Grande National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Crestone, about 10 miles away. The Sangre de Cristo Wilderness covers the summit, and a summit route leads to it. Several hikes start close by, including Horsethief Basin about 1.6 miles away and Crossover about 2.4 miles away. Valley View Hot Springs, about 6.6 miles off, offers camping, and the Sangre de Cristo Range climbing area is about 8.2 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,355 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Mount Owen

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
Crestone, Colorado · 10 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)

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