Rio Grande National Forest

Rio Grande National Forest is a 1.86 million-acre (7,530 km2) U.S. national forest located in southwestern Colorado. The forest encompasses the San Luis Valley, which is the world's largest agricultural alpine valley, as well as one of the world's largest high deserts located around mountains.

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1. 01Blanca Peak5,325 ft prominence · 14,344 ft · Summit
2. 02Crestone Peak4,534 ft prominence · 14,295 ft · Summit
3. 03Summit Peak2,740 ft prominence · 13,301 ft · Summit
4. 04Antora Peak2,409 ft prominence · 13,258 ft · Summit
5. 05Bushnell Peak2,405 ft prominence · 13,100 ft · Summit
6. 06Conejos Peak1,912 ft prominence · 13,159 ft · Summit
7. 07Rio Grande Pyramid1,864 ft prominence · 13,822 ft · Summit
8. 08Bennett Peak1,743 ft prominence · 13,209 ft · Summit
9. 09Pole Creek Mountain1,516 ft prominence · 13,717 ft · Summit
10. 10Phoenix Peak1,493 ft prominence · 13,894 ft · Summit
11. 11Carson Peak1,217 ft prominence · 13,658 ft · Summit
12. 12Rito Alto Peak1,112 ft prominence · 13,793 ft · Summit
13. 13Cottonwood Peak1,109 ft prominence · 13,589 ft · Summit
14. 14Kit Carson Mountain1,004 ft prominence · 14,163 ft · Summit
15. 15Electric Peak915 ft prominence · 13,596 ft · Summit
16. 16Mount Adams850 ft prominence · 13,930 ft · Summit
17. 17Pico Aislado814 ft prominence · 13,612 ft · Summit
18. 18Methodist Mountain807 ft prominence · 11,690 ft · Summit
19. 19Northwest Pole797 ft prominence · 13,638 ft · Summit
20. 20Eureka Mountain787 ft prominence · 13,507 ft · Summit
21. 21Tijeras Peak722 ft prominence · 13,602 ft · Summit
22. 22Fluted Peak712 ft prominence · 13,553 ft · Summit
23. 23Broken Hand Peak653 ft prominence · 13,573 ft · Summit
24. 24California Peak607 ft prominence · 13,848 ft · Summit

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• Crestone Needle via South FaceHard · 10.3 mi round trip · 4,458 ft gain · Est. 6–8.5 hr
• Challenger Point via North SlopeHard · 12.2 mi round trip · 5,201 ft gain · Est. 7–10 hr
• Crestone Peak via South FaceStrenuous · 12.4 mi round trip · 5,812 ft gain · Est. 7.5–10.5 hr
• Kit Carson Peak via Challenger PointStrenuous · 13.4 mi round trip · 5,849 ft gain · Est. 7.75–11 hr
• Little Bear Peak via West Ridge and HourglassStrenuous · 13.9 mi round trip · 6,020 ft gain · Est. 8–11.5 hr
• Blanca Peak via Northwest RidgeStrenuous · 16.3 mi round trip · 6,379 ft gain · Est. 9.25–13 hr
• Ellingwood Point via South FaceStrenuous · 16.7 mi round trip · 6,184 ft gain · Est. 9.25–13 hr
• Continental Divide TrailLong-distance trail · 3100.0 mi one way

  This trail crosses the area. These facts cover the whole trail; an in-area segment is not available.