Casco Peak, San Isabel National Forest

#26 among attractions in San Isabel National Forest

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Casco Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,915-foot thirteener is located on the Elbert Massif in San Isabel National Forest, 3.8 miles east of Independence Pass in Lake County, Colorado, United States. ()

Elevation: 13915 ftProminence: 648 ftCoordinates: 39°6'51"N, 106°29'38"W

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Casco Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Elbert, Lost Man Lake, Independence Lake, Rocky Mountains.

2.6 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain, Park
Mount Elbert, San Isabel National Forest
68 min walk • Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains, the highest point in the U.S. state of Colorado, and the second-highest summit in the contiguous United States.
4.8 miNW
Natural attraction, Lake
Lost Man Lake, Hunter–Fryingpan Wilderness
124 min walk • Lost Man Lake is an alpine lake in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States, located high in the Sawatch Range in the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness of White River National Forest.
4.5 miNW
Natural attraction, Lake
Independence Lake, Hunter–Fryingpan Wilderness
114 min walk • Independence Lake is an alpine lake in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States, located high in the Sawatch Range in the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness of White River National Forest.
2.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Rocky Mountains, San Isabel National Forest
68 min walk • The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch 3,000 mi in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in the southwestern United States.
5.5 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Massive, Mount Massive Wilderness
140 min walk • Mount Massive is the second-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,428-foot fourteener of the Sawatch Range is located in the Mount Massive Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 10.6 miles west-southwest of the City of Leadville in Lake County, Colorado, United States.
2.6 miE
Nature, Mountain, Neighbourhood
Southern Rocky Mountains, San Isabel National Forest
68 min walk • The Southern Rocky Mountains are a major subregion of the Rocky Mountains of North America located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Wyoming, the central and western portions of Colorado, the northern portion of New Mexico, and extreme eastern portions of Utah.
7.5 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Grizzly Peak, Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
190 min walk • Grizzly Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America.
5.2 miW
Natural attraction, Lake
Linkins Lake, Hunter–Fryingpan Wilderness
133 min walk • Linkins Lake is an alpine lake in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States, located high in the Sawatch Range in the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness of White River National Forest.
4.5 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Oklahoma, Hunter–Fryingpan Wilderness
116 min walk • Mount Oklahoma is a high mountain summit in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,852-foot thirteener is located 5.7 miles northeast by north of Independence Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating the Mount Massive...
1.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
French Mountain, San Isabel National Forest
30 min walk • French Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,966-foot thirteener is located on the Elbert Massif in San Isabel National Forest, 13.0 miles southwest by west of the City of Leadville in Lake County, Colorado, United States.
5.6 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Ouray Peak, Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
144 min walk • Ouray Peak, elevation 12,963 ft, is a summit in the Sawatch Mountains of Colorado. The peak is 6 mi south of Independence Pass in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest.