Mount Sheridan
About
Mount Sheridan is a summit of 13,753 feet in the Leadville Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado, about 6.4 miles from the town of Leadville. The closest neighbors are Mount Sherman from Iowa Gulch, about 0.6 miles away, and the Finback Crags climbing area, about 0.7 miles away. Fourmile Campground sits about 4.6 miles off, and the East Fork Arkansas River offers paddling about 7.8 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,753 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Mount Sheridan
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
- Leadville Ranger District · Ranger district
- Pike and San Isabel National Forests · National forest
- Nearest town
- Leadville, Colorado · 6.4 mi
Conditions
Active alerts for Leadville Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
critical · posted Sep 28, 2026
Mount Massive Wilderness Occupancy and Use Restrictions
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Interlaken Hotel and Annex Area closure
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
Mount Sherman from Iowa GulchHikingPhoto: foto3116, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.6 mi
Mount Sherman - Southwest Ridge from Fourmile CreekHikingPhoto: jl_2, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.7 mi- Finback CragsRock climbing0.7 mi
- Weston WallRock climbing4.4 mi
- Fourmile CampgroundCamping4.6 mi
- Horseshoe CampgroundCamping5.4 mi
- Twelvemile CreekCanoeing7.1 mi
East Fork Arkansas RiverCanoeingPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
