Sand Mountain
About
Sand Mountain is a summit in the Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest in northwest Colorado. The nearest town is Hayden, about 21 miles away. The Sand Mountain Trail is about 0.7 miles from the summit. Meaden Peak Road and County Road 62 offer mountain biking within about 4 miles. For camping, Dutch Hill Campground is about 5 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
10,851 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Sand Mountain
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
- Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District · Ranger district
- Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Hayden, Colorado · 21 mi
Conditions
Active alerts for Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Area Closure for the Fishhook Fire - Routt National Forest
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Sand Mountain TrailHiking0.7 mi
- meaden peak roadMountain biking3.2 mi
- county road 62Mountain biking3.7 mi
- Dutch Hill CampgroundCamping5.1 mi
- Sunrise Vista CampgroundCamping5.6 mi
- Willow CreekCanoeing6 mi
- Hahns Peak Lake CampgroundCamping6.4 mi
- Deep CreekCanoeing9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
