Mount Wilson, Lizard Head Wilderness

Name: Mount Wilson
Address: Lizard Head Wilderness, United States

#1 among attractions in Lizard Head Wilderness

Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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Mount Wilson is the highest summit of the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 14,252-foot fourteener is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 10.6 miles north by east of the Town of Rico in Dolores County, Colorado, United States. Mount Wilson should not to be confused with the lower Wilson Peak nearby. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1874Elevation: 14252 ftProminence: 4024 ftCoordinates: 37°50'21"N, 107°59'28"W

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Lizard Head Wilderness United States

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Mount Wilson – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wilson Peak, El Diente Peak, Lizard Head, Gladstone Peak.

1.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wilson Peak, Uncompahgre National Forest
39 min walk • Wilson Peak is a 14,023-foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness of the Uncompahgre National Forest, in the northwestern San Juan Mountains. It is the highest point in San Miguel County. The mountain was named for A.D. Wilson, the chief topographer with the Hayden Survey.
0.8 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain
El Diente Peak, Lizard Head Wilderness
20 min walk • El Diente Peak is a high summit in the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,165-foot peak is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 10.5 miles north by east of the Town of Rico in Dolores County, Colorado, United States.
2.2 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain, Vernacular architecture
Lizard Head, Lizard Head Wilderness
56 min walk • Lizard Head is a mountain summit in the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,119-foot thirteener is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness, 6.8 miles west by south of the Town of Ophir, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide...
0.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Gladstone Peak, Lizard Head Wilderness
15 min walk • Gladstone Peak is a high mountain summit in the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,919-foot thirteener is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness, 11.2 miles southwest by west of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the...
4.9 miE
Mountain pass, Nature
Lizard Head Pass, Uncompahgre National Forest
126 min walk • Lizard Head Pass, elevation 10,222 feet, is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, on the border between Dolores and San Miguel counties. It is also on the divide between the watersheds of the Dolores River and San Miguel River. The pass lies in the saddle between Lizard Head and Sheep Mountain.