Mount Parnassus
About
Mount Parnassus is a summit of about 13,572 feet in Clear Creek County, Colorado, within the Clear Creek Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Silver Plume, about 5.4 miles away. A summit route leads to the top. Bard Creek and Watrous Gulch are both hikes within about a mile and a quarter. Mizpah Campground sits about 4 miles away, and the West Fork Clear Creek offers canoeing at a similar distance.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,572 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Mount Parnassus
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
- Clear Creek Ranger District · Ranger district
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · National forest
- Nearest town
- Silver Plume, Colorado · 5.4 mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Clear Creek Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
caution · posted Sep 18, 2026
Area Closure Surrounding the Devils Nose Target Range
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Bard CreekHiking1 mi
- Watrous GulchHiking1.2 mi
- Mizpah CampgroundCamping4.1 mi
- West Fork Clear CreekCanoeing4.4 mi
- Silver PlumeRock climbing4.4 mi
- West SlabsRock climbing4.5 mi
- Clear Lake CampgroundCamping7.7 mi
- Vasquez CreekCanoeing9.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
