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Wetterhorn Peak

Colorado

About

Wetterhorn Peak is a summit in the Uncompahgre Wilderness, part of the Gunnison Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests in Colorado. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Ouray, about 9 miles away. The peak sits within designated wilderness. Wetterhorn Trail Boulders is about 3 miles away and offers climbing, and Coxcomb Peak is a mountaineering objective roughly 4 miles off. For camping, West Fork Cimarron Dispersed is about 5.5 miles away and Nellie Creek is about 6.4 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

14,019 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Wetterhorn Peak

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 · 9.1 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 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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