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Whetstone Mountain

Colorado

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Whetstone Mountain is a summit of about 12,524 feet in Gunnison County, Colorado, within the Gunnison Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Crested Butte, about 3 miles away. Carbon Trail 436 and Baxter Gulch are both about 1.3 miles away. Crested Butte RV Resort is about 2.4 miles off, and the Slate River offers canoeing about 4.8 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

12,524 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Whetstone 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
Crested Butte, Colorado · 3.1 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 Whetstone Mountain open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Whetstone Mountain, 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.