Cartes topographiques Saguache County

Altitude moyenne : 2 448 m

Generally climbs of Crestone Peak or Crestone Needle start from a base camp at South Colony Lakes, east of the peak, accessed from the Wet Mountain Valley on the northeast side of the range. This route involves nearly 6,000 ft (1,800 m) of elevation gain, and ascends to a large relatively flat area called "The…

Altitude moyenne : 3 875 m

Altitude moyenne : 3 863 m

Altitude moyenne : 3 040 m

Altitude moyenne : 3 214 m

Altitude moyenne : 2 436 m

In 1848, John C. Frémont was hired to find a railroad route from St. Louis to California. He crossed the Sangre de Cristos into the San Luis Valley in winter, courting disaster but proving that a winter crossing of this range was possible. He was followed in 1853 by Captain John Gunnison of the Corps of…

Altitude moyenne : 2 792 m

Altitude moyenne : 2 384 m

Altitude moyenne : 2 919 m

Altitude moyenne : 2 676 m

Altitude moyenne : 3 781 m

In 1848, John C. Frémont was hired to find a railroad route from St. Louis to California. He crossed the Sangre de Cristos into the San Luis Valley in winter, courting disaster but proving that a winter crossing of this range was possible. He was followed in 1853 by Captain John Gunnison of the Corps of…

Altitude moyenne : 2 616 m

Altitude moyenne : 2 444 m