Pigeon Peak, Weminuche Wilderness

#4 among attractions in Weminuche Wilderness

Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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Pigeon Peak, elevation 13,978 ft, is a summit in the Needle Mountains, a subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of the US State of Colorado. It rises dramatically on the east side of the Animas River, 1.5 miles west of the fourteener Mount Eolus. It is located in the Weminuche Wilderness, part of the San Juan National Forest. ()

Elevation: 13978 ftProminence: 1152 ftCoordinates: 37°37'57"N, 107°38'46"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Mount Eolus, Sunlight Peak, Windom Peak, Vestal Peak.

1.4 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain, Vernacular architecture
Mount Eolus, Weminuche Wilderness
37 min walk • Mount Eolus is a high mountain summit of the Needle Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,090-foot fourteener is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 27.4 miles northeast by north of the City of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.
2.8 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Sunlight Peak, Weminuche Wilderness
72 min walk • Sunlight Peak is a high mountain summit of the Needle Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,065-foot fourteener is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 28.5 miles northeast by north of the City of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.
3.1 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Windom Peak, Weminuche Wilderness
80 min walk • Windom Peak is the highest summit of the Needle Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 14,093-foot fourteener is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 28.2 miles northeast by north of the City of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.
4.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Vestal Peak, Weminuche Wilderness
117 min walk • Vestal Peak, elevation 13,870 ft, is a summit in the Needle Mountains of southwest Colorado. The peak is southeast of Silverton in the Weminuche Wilderness.
3.5 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Jagged Mountain, Weminuche Wilderness
90 min walk • Jagged Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Needle Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,830-foot thirteener is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 12.2 miles south-southeast of the Town of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States.
0.5 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Turret Peak, Weminuche Wilderness
13 min walk • Turret Peak is a high peak of the Needle Mountains, a subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of the US State of Colorado. It rises on the east side of the Animas River, 0.5 miles southeast of Pigeon Peak. It is located in the Weminuche Wilderness, part of the San Juan National Forest.
4.9 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Twilight Peak, Weminuche Wilderness
126 min walk • Twilight Peak is the highest summit of the West Needle Mountains range of the San Juan Mountains System in southwestern Colorado.
2.6 miSE
Natural attraction, Valley
Chicago Basin, Weminuche Wilderness
66 min walk • Chicago Basin comprises the upper portion of the Needle Creek watershed in the Needle Mountains, a subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the US State of Colorado. It lies within the Weminuche Wilderness, part of the San Juan National Forest. Needle Creek is an east-side tributary of the Animas River.
1.5 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain, Vernacular architecture
Needle Mountains, Weminuche Wilderness
38 min walk • The Needle Mountains are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains located in the southwestern part of the U.S. State of Colorado. Much of the range is protected in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan National Forest.
4.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Arrow Peak, Weminuche Wilderness
118 min walk • Arrow Peak is a high mountain summit in the Grenadier Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,809-foot thirteener is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 8.7 miles south-southeast of the Town of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States.
3.3 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Jupiter Mountain, Weminuche Wilderness
84 min walk • Jupiter Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Needle Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,836-foot thirteener is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 27.7 miles northeast by north of the City of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.