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Spring Mountain

Colorado

About

Spring Mountain is a summit of about 12,750 feet in Custer County, Colorado, inside the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness. It lies within the San Carlos Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, which the Forest Service manages. The nearest town is Crestone, about 6 miles away. The Sangre de Cristo Wilderness covers the peak, and a summit route leads to it. The closest neighbors are the Comanche Spur and Phantom Terrace mountain biking trails, both under a mile away, and Venable Lake, about 1.3 miles off. For an overnight base, Alvarado Campground sits about 3 miles from the summit.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

12,750 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Spring 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
Crestone, Colorado · 6.2 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 San Carlos Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

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