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2022 Map of Crestone Peak

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Crestone Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Crestone Peak and its sister summits dominate the skyline at the meeting of Saguache and Custer counties. This high-altitude landscape is characterized by a network of glacial tarns and alpine basins, where North Colony Lakes and Willow Lake feed the drainages that descend toward the valley floors. The convergence of San Isabel National Forest, Rio Grande National Forest, and the Great Sand Dunes National Preserve marks a complex jurisdictional landscape centered on the crest of the Sangre de Cristo Range.

Access to these high peaks is traced through established routes like the Rainbow Trl and Humboldt Trl, which connect deep canyons such as Cedar Canyon to prominent passes like Music Pass. The map reveals the intricate water network of the high country, from the headwaters of Deadman Cr to the isolated waters of Hanging Lake, providing a clear view of the wilderness geography as it remains preserved in the early 21st century.