Mountain · 1 route

Rito Alto Peak

13,790 ft · Colorado

Summit
13,790 ft
Routes
1 way up
Managed by
Forest Service

Route up Rito Alto Peak

  1. Rito Alto PeakHardFrom Hermit Lake Trailhead · about 3,507 ft of climbing7.7 mi round tripSee the route
Map of the route up Rito Alto Peak, with each route's start numbered and the summit marked
Rito Alto Peak · starts at Hermit Lake TrailheadMap © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

About Rito Alto Peak

Rito Alto Peak is a summit of about 13,790 feet in Custer County, Colorado, inside the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness. It lies within the Saguache Ranger District of the Rio Grande National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Crestone, about 8 miles away. The peak sits in designated wilderness, and a summit route leads to it. San Isabel Lake and Hermit Lake are both within about 2 miles, and Mount Owen is a similar distance away. For an overnight base, Alvarado Campground is about 6 miles off.

Forecast on Rito Alto Peak

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and hermit lake trailhead for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

Questions about Rito Alto Peak

How tall is Rito Alto Peak?

13,790 ft (4,203 m).

How many routes go to the summit of Rito Alto Peak?

One: Rito Alto Peak.

Where do the routes up Rito Alto Peak start?

Rito Alto Peak starts at Hermit Lake Trailhead.

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Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Crestone, Colorado · 7.7 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)

Is Rito Alto Peak open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Rio Grande National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Rio Grande National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.