Crestone Peaks

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The Crestone Peaks are a dramatic cluster of high, rugged summits in Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Range, renowned for their striking alpine scenery and challenging climbs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain group
accessedVia South Colony Lakes
Willow Lake
climbingSeason late spring to early fall
contains Broken Hand Pass
Broken Hand Peak
Challenger Point
Colony Baldy
Crestone Needle
Crestone Peak
Humboldt Peak
Kit Carson Mountain
linked to: Kit Carson Peak
elevation 14064 ft
14087 ft
14165 ft
14197 ft
14294 ft
4286 m
4293 m
4317 m
4327 m
4357 m
geology Precambrian metamorphic rock
hasFeature alpine lakes
exposed ridges
steep couloirs
hasSummitOver 14000 ft
hazard rockfall
snow and ice on routes
summer thunderstorms
highestPoint Crestone Peak
knownFor challenging ascents
dramatic alpine scenery
technical climbing routes
locatedIn Colorado
Sangre de Cristo Range
United States
locatedInCounty Custer County, Colorado
Saguache County, Colorado
managedBy Rio Grande National Forest
San Isabel National Forest
mountainType fourteeners cluster
nearestTown Crestone, Colorado
partOf Rocky Mountains
popularActivity backpacking
mountaineering
rock climbing
withinProtectedArea Sangre de Cristo Wilderness

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Wet Mountain Valley hasViewOf Crestone Peaks
Roaring Fork Valley near Maroon Bells
linked to: Crestone Peaks
Kit Carson Peak hasViewOf Crestone Peaks
Crestone Peak hasSubfeature Crestone Needle-Crestone Peak ridge
linked to: Crestone Peaks