Mount Wilcox
About
Mount Wilcox is a summit of about 13,401 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 6 miles away. A summit route leads to the top. The closest neighbors are the Argentine Central Railroad Grade Trail, about a mile away, and Silver Dollar Lake, about 1.5 miles off. Guanella Pass Campground sits about 2 miles away, and Clear Lake Campground is about 3.6 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,401 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Mount Wilcox
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 · 5.7 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
- Argentine Central Railroad Grade TrailHiking1 mi
- Silver Dollar LakeHiking1.5 mi
- Guanella Pass CampgroundCamping2.1 mi
- Mind Matters BoulderRock climbing2.8 mi
- Love Matters BoulderRock climbing2.8 mi
- Clear Lake CampgroundCamping3.6 mi
- Geneva CreekCanoeing6.6 mi
- Snake RiverCanoeing8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
