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Teakettle Mountain

Colorado

About

Teakettle Mountain is a summit of about 13,773 feet in Ouray County, Colorado, on the Ouray Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Ouray, about 5 miles away. A summit route leads to the top. Mount Sneffels lies less than a mile away, and Wrights Lake is about 1.2 miles off. Climbers can head to Citradelica Rock, about 3 miles away, and Mill Creek Basin Backcountry Camp offers backcountry camping at a similar distance.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,773 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Teakettle 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
Ouray, Colorado · 5.2 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

Source: 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)

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