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Music Mountain

Colorado

About

Music Mountain is a summit in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, part of the Saguache Ranger District of the Rio Grande National Forest in Colorado. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Crestone, about 9 miles away. The peak is a destination for a summit route through wilderness country, with Crestone as the closest base for supplies before heading up. Sand Creek Basin lies less than a mile away, and South Colony and Broken Hand Pass are both within about 2 miles. The Crestones climbing area is roughly 3 miles off. For overnight stays, Medano Camping Area is about 9 miles from the summit.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,354 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Music Mountain

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 · 9 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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