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Whitney Peak

Colorado

About

Whitney Peak is a summit of about 13,275 feet in Eagle County, Colorado, inside the Holy Cross Wilderness. The peak lies within the Holy Cross Ranger District of White River National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Red Cliff, about 7.6 miles away. The closest neighbors are the Fall Creek and Cleveland Lake hikes, both within about a mile and a quarter. Missouri Lakes offers river fishing about 2.5 miles away, and Gold Park Campground is about 2.8 miles off.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,275 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Whitney 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
Red Cliff, Colorado · 7.6 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 White River National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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