Precarious Peak
About
Precarious Peak is a summit in Pitkin County, Colorado, inside the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. The land falls within the Aspen Ranger District of White River National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The nearest town is Mount Crested Butte, about 7.5 miles away. Several other spots sit close by. East Maroon is about 1.5 miles away and Conundrum Trail about 1.7 miles. For an overnight base, Gothic Campground lies roughly 3.4 miles off. The Crested Butte climbing area is about 3.7 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,366 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Precarious 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
- Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness · Wilderness
- Aspen Ranger District · Ranger district
- White River National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Mount Crested Butte, Colorado · 7.5 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 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
- East MaroonHiking1.5 mi
- Conundrum TrailHiking1.7 mi
- Campsites GC 4-8Camping3.3 mi
- Gothic CampgroundCamping3.4 mi
- Crested ButteRock climbing3.7 mi
- Maroon Lake ScenicLake fishing5.8 mi
- East RiverCanoeing7 mi
- Skyland BouldersRock climbing9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
