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Crestone Peak topographic map
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Crestone Peak
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 Pool Table" (a few large rocks lie on the tundra, as if billiard balls) or the "Bears' Playground." Then it ascends a long gully on the northwest side of Crestone Peak, which involves some rockfall danger (hence a climbing helmet is suggested). Crestone Peak is one of the more dangerous fourteener climbs in Colorado; accidents occur often in the Crestones, some caused by falls or lightning (a daily summer occurrence in the Sangre de Cristos).
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Name: Crestone Peak topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Crestone Peak, Saguache County, Colorado, United States (37.96683 -105.58550 37.96693 -105.58540)
Average elevation: 3,875 m
Minimum elevation: 3,443 m
Maximum elevation: 4,339 m
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