Lizard Head, Lizard Head Wilderness

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

#3 among attractions in Lizard Head Wilderness

Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain, Vernacular architecture

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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 separating San Juan National Forest and Dolores County from Uncompahgre National Forest and San Miguel County. ()

First ascent: 1920Elevation: 13119 ftProminence: 1134 ftCoordinates: 37°50'9"N, 107°57'4"W

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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.

2.2 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.
2.5 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.
3 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.
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...
2.9 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.

Lizard Head, Lizard Head Wilderness

Facts and practical information

Lizard Head Wilderness plan & book

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

Mount Wilson, Lizard Head Wilderness

Wilson Peak, Uncompahgre National Forest

El Diente Peak, Lizard Head Wilderness

Gladstone Peak, Lizard Head Wilderness

Lizard Head Pass, Uncompahgre National Forest