Parry Peak
About
Parry Peak is a summit of about 13,364 feet in Clear Creek County, Colorado, inside the James Peak Wilderness. The peak lies within the Sulphur Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is St. Mary's, about 3.8 miles away. The Main Area and Swissco (bouldering) climbing areas are each about a mile away, and the James Peak North and South mountain biking trails are about 1.7 miles off. For an overnight base, Robbers Roost Campground sits about 2.4 miles from the peak.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,364 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Parry 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
- James Peak Wilderness · Wilderness
- Sulphur Ranger District · Ranger district
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · National forest
- Nearest town
- St. Mary's, Colorado · 3.8 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
- Main AreaRock climbing1 mi
- Swissco (bouldering)Rock climbing1 mi
- James Peak NorthMountain biking1.7 mi
- James Peak SouthMountain biking1.7 mi
- Robbers Roost CampgroundCamping2.4 mi
- Midland Group CampgroundCamping2.7 mi
- West Fork Clear CreekCanoeing5.7 mi
- Vasquez CreekCanoeing6.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
