Rito Alto Peak

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Elevation 13,801' (LiDAR)

Prev Elevation 13,794'

CO Rank 108

CO 13er Rank 55 of 582

Range Sangre de Cristo

Lat / Lon 38.1028, -105.66144

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Rito Alto Peak (0.00 mi) Hermit Peak (0.86 mi) "Peak of the Clouds" (1.03 mi) "Yahoo Mountain" (1.48 mi) "Mas Alto Peak" (1.62 mi) "Alto Peak" (1.78 mi) "Cotton King Peak" (1.82 mi) Spread Eagle Peak (1.82 mi) "Menos Alto Peak" (1.83 mi) "Silver Peak" (1.88 mi) Eureka Mountain (1.99 mi) Unnamed 13130 (2.64 mi) "Pyramid Mountain" (2.94 mi) Mt. Marcy (3.08 mi) Venable Peak (3.72 mi) Mt. Owen (3.81 mi) Spring Mountain (4.16 mi) Gibbs Peak (4.21 mi) De Anza Peak (4.64 mi) Comanche Peak (4.86 mi)

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Rito Alto Peak and Nearby 13ers

"Yahoo Mountain"

"Yahoo Mountain" as seen during the trav...

2023-12-22

By: Candace66

"Cotton King Peak"

UN 13490 seen from the slopes of UN 13524

2012-08-14

By: Boggy B

"Mas Alto Peak"

UN 13062 A seen from Rito Alto Peak

2012-08-14

By: Boggy B

"Alto Peak"

UN 13060 A seen from Rito Alto Peak

2012-08-14

By: Boggy B

"Menos Alto Peak"

Unnamed 13,028 from Rito Alto Peak

2011-07-12

		Rito Alto Peak - South Ridge Difficulty: Class 2 Total Elevation Gain: 2,900' Round-trip Distance: 9 mi
		Combo: Spread Eagle South Ridge from Hermit Pass Difficulty: Class 2 Total Elevation Gain: 2,850' Round-trip Distance: 5.5 mi

8 Recent Reports	Peaks	Climbed	Added
Sangre de Cristo Mountains: Hermit Pass Peaks By: IntrepidXJ Peak(s): Rito Alto Peak, Hermit Peak Added: 12/3/2021	Rito Alto Peak Hermit Peak	9/5/2021	12/3/2021	5
Loop from Hermit Pass Road By: WildWanderer Peak(s): Rito Alto Peak, Hermit Peak, Eureka Mountain, "Yahoo Mountain" Added: 7/21/2021	Rito Alto Peak Hermit Peak Eureka Mountain "Yahoo Mountain"	7/20/2021	7/21/2021	8	46
Eureka!: A Brilliant Couloir By: supranihilest Peak(s): Eureka Mountain, Hermit Peak, Rito Alto Peak, Point 12,671 Added: 4/22/2021	Eureka Mountain Hermit Peak Rito Alto Peak Point 12,671	4/10/2021	4/22/2021	13	49
Solo day on some high altitude bumps By: RJ_Greenhorn24 Peak(s): Rito Alto Peak, Hermit Peak Added: 8/17/2020	Rito Alto Peak Hermit Peak	8/15/2020	8/17/2020	3	50
From Hermit Pass Road By: WildWanderer Peak(s): Rito Alto Peak Added: 10/21/2019	Rito Alto Peak	10/18/2019	10/21/2019	2	36
Full Sangre Traverse: Como to Salida By: Nick Clark Peak(s): Blanca Peak, Little Bear Peak, Ellingwood Point, Crestone Needle, Crestone Peak, Mt. Adams, California Peak, Rito Alto Peak, Electric Peak, Cottonwood Peak Added: 7/10/2018	Blanca Peak Little Bear Peak Ellingwood Point Crestone Needle Crestone Peak Mt. Adams California Peak Rito Alto Peak Electric Peak Cottonwood Peak	7/3/2018	7/10/2018	33	42
Rito Alto and Unamed 13524 from Hermit Pass By: wolfgangstiller Peak(s): Rito Alto Peak, Unamed 13524 Added: 8/13/2016	Rito Alto Peak Unamed 13524	8/7/2016	8/13/2016
Rito Alto and Hermit Peaks from Megan Lake By: tomcat32 Peak(s): Rito Alto Peak, Hermit Peak Added: 7/3/2016	Rito Alto Peak Hermit Peak	6/29/2016	7/3/2016	1

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