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"Obstruction Peak"

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Elevation 13,812' (LiDAR)
Prev Elevation 13,799'
CO Rank 104
CO 13er Rank 51 of 582
Range Sangre de Cristo
Lat / Lon 37.97836, -105.5882
Planning Weather
Conditions (8/5/2025)
More Member Ascents (649)
GPX Library (7)

13ers Within 5 Miles

"Obstruction Peak" (0.00 mi) "Kitty Kat Carson" (0.47 mi) Columbia Point (0.54 mi) "The Prow" (0.83 mi) Unnamed 13543 (0.92 mi) Unnamed 13533 (1.31 mi) Unnamed 13543 (1.68 mi) "Crestolita" (1.76 mi) Broken Hand Peak (1.90 mi) Colony Baldy (1.93 mi) Mt. Adams (2.19 mi) Unnamed 13552 (2.41 mi) Unnamed 13028 (2.72 mi) Unnamed 13159 (2.82 mi) Pico Aislado (2.84 mi) Milwaukee Peak (2.93 mi) Little Horn Peak (3.24 mi) Fluted Peak (3.25 mi) Marble Mountain (3.41 mi) Music Mountain (3.61 mi) Horn Peak (4.16 mi) Tijeras Peak (4.55 mi) Comanche Peak (4.69 mi)

Photos

"Obstruction Peak" and Nearby 13ers

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Columbia from 14er Kit Carson Peak
2015-11-23
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"Kitty Kat Carson" seen from the west ridge of "Ob...
2012-09-10
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Unnamed 13,580 (right) from 14er Challenger Point....
2011-03-13
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Unnmamned 13,541‘ from 14er Challenger Point
2010-12-09
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Unnamed 13,517‘ from 14er Challenger Point
2010-12-09
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The Prow seen from Spanish Creek
2010-01-12
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"Crestolita"
2010-01-10
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"Obstruction Peak"
2010-01-10
pic9
Colony Baldy
2010-01-10
pic10
Broken Hand Peak
2010-01-10
pic11
Crestolita from Broken Hand Peak
2016-07-24
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Columbia seen from 14er Kit Carson Peak
2015-11-26
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Approaching Columbia Point and 14er Kit Carson Pea...
2015-11-23
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Colony Baldy from the summit of 14er Kit Carson Pe...
2013-05-20
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Columbia from 14er Kit Carson Peak
2013-05-20
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Obstruction from upper Willow Creek
2013-05-18
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North face, Taken from the Red Gully on Crestone P...
2013-02-21
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Colony Baldy from the summit of Little Horn Peak. ...
2012-05-07
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S face of Challenger Pt and The Prow from Spanish ...
2012-01-28
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Challenger Pt, The Prow, & Columbia Pt (l. to r.)
2012-01-28
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spindrift up high on The Prow & Co.
2012-01-28
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The Prow dominates, and commands your attention in...
2012-01-28
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The Prow
2012-01-28
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S side ramparts of Columbia Pt
2012-01-28
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Obstruction Peak (center) and Columbia Point (righ...
2011-04-17
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Crestolita from Broken Hand Pass
2011-04-03
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Broken Hand Peak from Marble Mountain
2011-01-28
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Colony Baldy from Kit Carson Summit
2010-05-24
By: DrewR
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Broken Hand Peak seen from the south side of Humbo...
2010-05-09
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Colony Baldy seen from Humboldt Peak.
2009-01-01
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Columbia Point seen from Kit Carson Peak. Crestone...
2009-01-01
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Columbia Point (the point on the left). Kit Carso...
2009-01-01
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"Obstruction Peak" (right of center) - from Challe...
2009-01-01
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Unnamed Peak 13,517' B (center) - from the Willow ...
2009-01-01
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"Crestolita" seen from Broken Hand Pass.
2009-01-01
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Broken Hand Peak seen from Humboldt Peak. Milwauk...
2009-01-01

Climbing Routes

route
Combo: Columbia and Obstruction from the East
Difficulty: Difficult Class 2
Total Elevation Gain: 4,900'
Round-trip Distance: 13.5 mi

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Trip Reports

  8 Recent Reports Peaks Climbed Added
  Return to South Colony
By: Camden7
Peak(s): Crestone Needle, "Obstruction Peak", Colony Baldy, Broken Hand Peak
Added: 6/28/2024
 Crestone Needle
"Obstruction Peak"
Colony Baldy
Broken Hand Peak		 6/22/2024 6/28/2024 16  50
  Another way to Skin a Kat
By: Wentzl
Peak(s): Kit Carson Peak, "Kitty Kat Carson", "Obstruction Peak"
Added: 9/5/2020
 Kit Carson Peak
"Kitty Kat Carson"
"Obstruction Peak"		 9/4/2020 9/5/2020 5  26
  Crestone Centennial Circuit (Part I) Google Map Included GPX file available for download
By: Eli Watson
Peak(s): Mt. Adams, Challenger Point, "The Prow", Kit Carson Peak, Columbia Point, "Kitty Kat Carson", "Obstruction Peak"
Added: 9/8/2020
 Mt. Adams
Challenger Point
"The Prow"
Kit Carson Peak
Columbia Point
"Kitty Kat Carson"
"Obstruction Peak"		 9/3/2020 9/8/2020 6  28
  Weather ain't always Nice
By: hogantheepic
Peak(s): Crestone Peak, Kit Carson Peak, Challenger Point, Humboldt Peak, "Kitty Kat Carson", Columbia Point, "East Crestone", "Northeast Crestone", "Obstruction Peak"
Added: 12/15/2020
 Crestone Peak
Kit Carson Peak
Challenger Point
Humboldt Peak
"Kitty Kat Carson"
Columbia Point
"East Crestone"
"Northeast Crestone"
"Obstruction Peak"		 7/15/2020 12/15/2020 6  30
  Crestones classic class 4 linkup: KC north ridge, Crestone north buttress, and Crestone traverse Google Map Included GPX file available for download
By: polar
Peak(s): Kit Carson Peak, Challenger Point, Columbia Point, "Kitty Kat Carson", "Obstruction Peak", Crestone Peak, "Northeast Crestone", "East Crestone", Crestone Needle
Added: 9/18/2019
 Kit Carson Peak
Challenger Point
Columbia Point
"Kitty Kat Carson"
"Obstruction Peak"
Crestone Peak
"Northeast Crestone"
"East Crestone"
Crestone Needle		 9/14/2019 9/18/2019 20  44
  Ridge in the Dark
By: WildWanderer
Peak(s): Columbia Point, "Obstruction Peak", "Kitty Kat Carson"
Added: 9/3/2019
 Columbia Point
"Obstruction Peak"
"Kitty Kat Carson"		 8/30/2019 9/3/2019 2  41
  Sangres In A Day - Sans Humboldt Google Map Included GPX file available for download
By: handonbroward
Peak(s): Crestone Needle, Crestone Peak, Kit Carson Peak, Challenger Point, Columbia Point, "Kitty Kat Carson", "Obstruction Peak", "Northeast Crestone"
Added: 7/13/2018
 Crestone Needle
Crestone Peak
Kit Carson Peak
Challenger Point
Columbia Point
"Kitty Kat Carson"
"Obstruction Peak"
"Northeast Crestone"		 7/8/2018 7/13/2018 2  18
  Sangres 6 pack - or 7 pack??? Google Map Included GPX file available for download
By: Conor
Peak(s): Crestone Needle, Crestone Peak, Kit Carson Peak, Challenger Point, Columbia Point, "Kitty Kat Carson", "Obstruction Peak"
Added: 7/6/2018
 Crestone Needle
Crestone Peak
Kit Carson Peak
Challenger Point
Columbia Point
"Kitty Kat Carson"
"Obstruction Peak"		 7/4/2018 7/6/2018 10  7
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