Potosi Peak

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Elevation 13,793' (LiDAR)

Prev Elevation 13,786'

CO Rank 111

CO 13er Rank 58 of 582

Range San Juan

Lat / Lon 37.98975, -107.74934

Planning Weather
Conditions (5/25/2026)

More Member Ascents (230)
GPX Library (5)

Potosi Peak

13ers Within 5 Miles

Potosi Peak (0.00 mi) "Coffeepot" (0.59 mi) Teakettle Mountain (0.99 mi) Cirque Mountain (1.55 mi) Mt. Ridgway (1.66 mi) "Kismet" (2.08 mi) Whitehouse Mountain (2.19 mi) "T 5" (2.24 mi) United States Mountain (2.35 mi) Gilpin Peak (2.41 mi) Saint Sophia Ridge (2.42 mi) Mt. Emma (2.45 mi) Mendota Peak (2.54 mi) "T 3" (2.69 mi) "T 4" (2.69 mi) "Corbett Ridge" (2.70 mi) "Son of Corbett" (2.81 mi) "T 2" (2.87 mi) "Tomboy Peak" (2.94 mi) "T 1" (2.99 mi) Chicago Peak (3.25 mi) Hayden Mountain South (3.53 mi) Hayden Mountain North (3.61 mi) "T 8" (3.77 mi) "King and Three Queens" (3.79 mi) "Richmond Peak" (4.03 mi) Dallas Peak (4.07 mi) "T 7" (4.10 mi) Telluride Peak (4.55 mi) "S 4" (4.61 mi) "West Dallas" (4.63 mi)

Photos

Potosi Peak and Nearby 13ers

"Coffeepot" from its East Ridge

2010-11-22

By: Brian Kalet

Mount Ridgeway for saddle between Potosi and Coffe...

2010-06-08

By: Chicago Transplant

Cirque Mountain

Cirque Mountain from an ascent of "Kismet"

2010-02-17

By: Chicago Transplant

Potosi Peak seen from Yankee Boy Basin.

2010-01-14

By: BillMiddlebrook

Teakettle Mountain

Teakettle Mountain seen from Yankee Boy Basin.

2010-01-14

By: BillMiddlebrook

Potosi from Richmond basin to the South

2025-06-16

Potosi from ridge between it and Coffee Pot

2024-11-26

Cirque Mountain

Cirque, Teakettle, Potosi, from the west

2010-11-25

By: pw

Teakettle Mountain

From the summit of Mt. Sneffels: Cirque Mountain (...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Teakettle Mountain

Most of these peaks seen from Colorado 62 near Dal...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Teakettle Mountain

From the summit of Mt. Sneffels: Mt. Ridgway (far ...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Teakettle Mountain

Teakettle Mountain seen from Yankee Boy Basin.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Potosi Peak seen from Yankee Boy Basin.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Climbing Routes

route

Potosi Peak - South Face via Bimetallist Mine

Difficulty: Easy Class 3
Total Elevation Gain: 3,400'
Round-trip Distance: 7.4 mi

Exposure: Considerable
Rockfall Potential: Considerable
Route-Finding: Moderate
Commitment: Moderate

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Trip Reports

	8 Recent Reports	Peaks	Climbed	Added
	Yankee Boy Trio By: bludwig Peak(s): Teakettle Mountain, "Coffeepot", Potosi Peak Added: 9/8/2020	Teakettle Mountain "Coffeepot" Potosi Peak	9/5/2020	9/8/2020	11	9
	Onward Through The Fog By: Mtnman200 Peak(s): Potosi Peak, Mt. Emma, Gilpin Peak, Cirque Mountain, "T 5" Added: 9/2/2020	Potosi Peak Mt. Emma Gilpin Peak Cirque Mountain "T 5"	8/17/2020	9/2/2020	2	41
	Yankee Boy Basin Bicentennial Sweep By: Hoot Peak(s): Cirque Mountain, Mt. Emma, Potosi Peak, Gilpin Peak Added: 3/21/2020	Cirque Mountain Mt. Emma Potosi Peak Gilpin Peak	8/28/2019	3/21/2020	6	79
	Cirque around Cirque By: thatOneMonoskier Peak(s): Potosi Peak, Teakettle Mountain, Cirque Mountain, Mt. Sneffels, Kismet (13694) Added: 9/18/2019	Potosi Peak Teakettle Mountain Cirque Mountain Mt. Sneffels Kismet (13694)	9/14/2019	9/18/2019	10	3
	Hiking a skiers peak By: bergsteigen Peak(s): Potosi Peak Added: 9/6/2019	Potosi Peak	8/30/2019	9/6/2019	7	50
	Climbed up, Rappelled down By: WildWanderer Peak(s): Teakettle Mountain, "Coffeepot", Potosi Peak Added: 8/19/2019	Teakettle Mountain "Coffeepot" Potosi Peak	8/16/2019	8/19/2019	9	48
	Potosi - Collecting Orphans By: alexhenes Peak(s): Potosi Peak Added: 10/9/2018	Potosi Peak	9/23/2018	10/9/2018	4	9
	Teakettle - Ropeless By: PeakSixTD Peak(s): Teakettle Mountain, Potosi Peak Added: 9/29/2018	Teakettle Mountain Potosi Peak	9/23/2018	9/29/2018	5	8

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