North Arapaho Peak
About
North Arapaho Peak is a summit in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, part of the Sulphur Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Eldora, about 6 miles away. Arapaho Pass and Arapaho Glacier both lie about a mile away, and the climbing areas of Apache Peak and the Indian Peaks are within 3 miles. For an overnight base, Rainbow Lakes Campground is about 4.5 miles off.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,501 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
North Arapaho Peak
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
- Indian Peaks Wilderness · Wilderness
- Sulphur Ranger District · Ranger district
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · National forest
- Nearest town
- Eldora, Colorado · 5.9 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 Sulphur Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
fire-restriction · posted Sep 1, 2026
Permanent Recreational Shooting Order
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Arapaho PassMountain biking1.2 mi
- Arapaho GlacierMountain biking1.2 mi
- Apache PeakRock climbing2.2 mi
- Indian PeaksRock climbing2.9 mi
- Arapaho CreekCanoeing4.5 mi
- Rainbow Lakes CampgroundCamping4.5 mi
- Pawnee CampgroundCamping5.7 mi
- Buchanan CreekCanoeing6.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
