Mountain · 1 route

Traver Peak

13,848 ft · Colorado

Summit
13,848 ft
Routes
1 way up
Managed by
Forest Service

Route up Traver Peak

  1. Traver PeakExpertFrom Wheeler Lake Trailhead · about 3,496 ft of climbing8.5 mi round tripSee the route
Map of the route up Traver Peak, with each route's start numbered and the summit marked
Traver Peak · starts at Wheeler Lake TrailheadMap © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

About Traver Peak

Traver Peak is a summit of about 13,848 feet in Park County, Colorado, on the South Park Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Alma, about 6.6 miles away. A summit route leads to the top. Mount Arkansas lies about a mile away, and Bartlett Mountain is about 2 miles off. Kite Lake Campground is about 2.3 miles away, and the Fremont Pass climbing area is about 3.3 miles away.

Forecast on Traver Peak

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

Questions about Traver Peak

How tall is Traver Peak?

13,848 ft (4,221 m).

How many routes go to the summit of Traver Peak?

One: Traver Peak.

Where do the routes up Traver Peak start?

Traver Peak starts at Wheeler Lake Trailhead.

Mountains nearby

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Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Alma, Colorado · 6.6 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for South Park Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

Is Traver Peak open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 8 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.

As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.