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Lizard Head, Lizard Head Wilderness

#3 among attractions in Lizard Head Wilderness

Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain, Vernacular architecture
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First ascent: 1920Elevation: 13119 ftProminence: 1134 ftCoordinates: 37°50'9"N, 107°57'4"W
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Lizard Head Wilderness United States

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Lizard Head – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Wilson, Wilson Peak, El Diente Peak, Gladstone Peak.

  • mount wilson lizard head wilderness2.2 miW
    Natural attraction, Mountain

    Mount Wilson, Lizard Head Wilderness

    56 min walk • 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.

  • wilson peak uncompahgre national forest2.5 miNW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Wilson Peak, Uncompahgre National Forest

    64 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.

  • el diente peak lizard head wilderness3 miW
    Natural attraction, Mountain

    El Diente Peak, Lizard Head Wilderness

    76 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.

  • gladstone peak lizard head wilderness location map
    1.9 miW
    Natural attraction, Mountain

    Gladstone Peak, Lizard Head Wilderness

    49 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...

  • lizard head pass uncompahgre national forest2.9 miSE
    Mountain pass, Nature

    Lizard Head Pass, Uncompahgre National Forest

    74 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.

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