Peak Ten
About
Peak Ten is a summit of about 13,639 feet in Summit County, Colorado, within the Dillon Ranger District of White River National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Blue River, about 3.5 miles away. The closest neighbors are Crystal Lake, a mountain biking area about half a mile away, and the Wheeler Trail, about a mile off. Quandary Peak, a climbing area, sits about 3.2 miles away, and Kite Lake Campground is about 8 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,639 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Peak Ten
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
- Dillon Ranger District · Ranger district
- White River National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Blue River, Colorado · 3.5 mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for White River National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Holy Cross Wilderness, Prohibitions
information · posted Oct 8, 2026
Helicopter operations planned at Chapman Gulch Trailhead near Basalt Oct. 15 or Oct. 16
information · posted Oct 1, 2026
Xcel Energy Helicopter Maintenance Between Basalt and Leadville Through October 11
information · posted Oct 1, 2026
Crystal River Road east of Marble to be closed weekdays Oct. 5-13
caution · posted Sep 28, 2026
White River National Forest lifting fire restrictions on Friday Sept. 25
fire-restriction · posted Sep 23, 2026
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
caution · posted Sep 21, 2026
Maroon Creek Road open to vehicles
information · posted Sep 18, 2026
Maroon Bells - Snowmass Wilderness, Camping and other rules
information · posted Sep 17, 2026
Water not available at Lowry, Prospector, Windy Point and Marvine Campgrounds
caution · posted Sep 11, 2026
No water for campers at Ruedi Reservoir Campgrounds; Little Maud and Mollie B closed
information · posted Sep 9, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Crystal LakeMountain biking0.5 mi
- Wheeler TrailMountain biking1 mi
- BreckenridgeRock climbing2.4 mi
- Spruce Creek (Mohawk Lakes) #58Lake fishing2.8 mi
- Quandary PeakRock climbing3.2 mi
- Blue RiverCanoeing3.5 mi
- Kite Lake CampgroundCamping8 mi
- Selkirk CampgroundCamping9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
