Castle Peak, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness

Name: Castle Peak
Address: Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness, United States

#2 among attractions in Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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Castle Peak is the ninth highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,279-foot fourteener is the highest summit of the Elk Mountains and the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. The peak is located 11.6 miles northeast by north of the Town of Crested Butte, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating Gunnison National Forest and Gunnison County from White River National Forest and Pitkin County. The summit of Castle Peak is the highest point of both counties. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1873Coordinates: 39°0'35"N, 106°51'40"W

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Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Ashcroft, Pyramid Peak, Cathedral Peak, Elk Mountains.

4.6 miNE
City, Museum
Ashcroft, Aspen
117 min walk • Ashcroft, originally known as Castle Forks City then Chloride until 1882, was a mining town located ten miles south of Aspen, Colorado, United States. A few buildings remain standing as a testament to the town's past.
6.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pyramid Peak, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness
164 min walk • Pyramid Peak is a fourteen thousand foot mountain in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the 47th highest mountain peak in Colorado, and 78th highest peak in the United States.
1.7 miN
Nature, Mountain
Cathedral Peak, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness
44 min walk • Cathedral Peak may be any of several mountains, typically those with steep sides and towers reminiscent of a cathedral. In the United States alone, the USGS identifies 17 summits named "Cathedral Peak".
~1980 ftE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Elk Mountains, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness
10 min walk • The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado in the United States.
1.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cathedral Peak, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness
44 min walk • Cathedral Peak is a high mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,950-foot thirteener is located in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest, 11.1 miles south by west of the City of Aspen in Piktin County, Colorado, United States.

Castle Peak, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness

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Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness plan & book

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

Ashcroft, Aspen

Pyramid Peak, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness

Cathedral Peak, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness

Elk Mountains, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness

Cathedral Peak, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness