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United States Mountain

Colorado

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United States Mountain is a summit of about 13,034 feet in Ouray County, Colorado, within the Ouray Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Telluride, about 4.5 miles away. The closest neighbors are the Richmond and Chicago Peak hikes, each about 1.3 miles away. Thistledown Campground sits about 3.3 miles off, and the Pipeline Wall climbing area is about 2.7 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,034 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

United States 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
Telluride, Colorado · 4.5 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)