Vermilion Peak

Mountain · 1 route

Vermilion Peak

13,895 ft · Colorado

Photo: John Sowell, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Summit
13,895 ft
Routes
1 way up
Managed by
Forest Service

Route up Vermilion Peak

  1. Vermilion PeakExpertFrom Lake Hope Trailhead · about 5,668 ft of climbing11.2 mi round tripSee the route
Map of the route up Vermilion Peak, with each route's start numbered and the summit marked
Vermilion Peak · starts at Lake Hope TrailheadMap © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

About Vermilion Peak

Vermilion Peak is a summit of about 13,895 feet in San Miguel County, Colorado, on the Norwood Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Ophir, about 4 miles away. A summit route leads to the top. Hope Lake is about 1.3 miles away, and San Miguel Peak is about 1.9 miles away. Ice Lakes Basin, a climbing area, is about 1.7 miles off, and Priest Lake Camping Area is about 3.7 miles away.

Forecast on Vermilion Peak

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

Questions about Vermilion Peak

How tall is Vermilion Peak?

13,895 ft (4,235 m).

How many routes go to the summit of Vermilion Peak?

One: Vermilion Peak.

Where do the routes up Vermilion Peak start?

Vermilion Peak starts at Lake Hope Trailhead.

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Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Ophir, Colorado · 4 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)

Is Vermilion Peak open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Vermilion Peak, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.