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Silver Mountain

Colorado

About

Silver Mountain is a summit of about 13,710 feet in Hinsdale County, Colorado, inside the Uncompahgre Wilderness. It lies within the Ouray Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, managed by the Forest Service, and the nearest town is Lake City, about 10 miles away. A summit route leads to the top. The closest neighbors are the East Fork mountain biking area, about 2 miles away, and the Big Blue Creek and Fall Creek hikes, both within about 3 miles. Climbers can reach the Uncompahgre/Big Blue Wilderness about 5 miles out.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,710 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Silver 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

Nearest town
Lake City, Colorado · 9.6 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 Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)