Colony Baldy

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Elevation 13,692' (LiDAR)

Prev Elevation 13,705'

CO Rank 152

CO 13er Rank 99 of 582

Range Sangre de Cristo

Lat / Lon 37.99552, -105.56023

Planning Weather
Conditions (6/22/2026)

More Member Ascents (305)
GPX Library (7)

Colony Baldy

13ers Within 5 Miles

Colony Baldy (0.00 mi) Unnamed 13543 (1.74 mi) "Obstruction Peak" (1.93 mi) Unnamed 13533 (1.93 mi) Unnamed 13543 (2.21 mi) "Kitty Kat Carson" (2.32 mi) Columbia Point (2.36 mi) Little Horn Peak (2.43 mi) Mt. Adams (2.56 mi) "The Prow" (2.63 mi) Broken Hand Peak (2.70 mi) "Crestolita" (2.93 mi) Fluted Peak (3.00 mi) Marble Mountain (3.17 mi) Unnamed 13159 (3.23 mi) Unnamed 13552 (3.24 mi) Horn Peak (3.29 mi) Milwaukee Peak (3.34 mi) Pico Aislado (3.54 mi) Unnamed 13028 (3.77 mi) Music Mountain (4.12 mi) Comanche Peak (4.42 mi)

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Colony Baldy and Nearby 13ers

Unnmamned 13,541‘ from 14er Challenger Point

2010-12-09

By: BillMiddlebrook

Unnamed 13,517‘ from 14er Challenger Point

2010-12-09

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Obstruction Peak"

"Obstruction Peak"

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Colony Baldy

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Colony Baldy from the summit of 14er Kit Carson Pe...

2013-05-20

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Obstruction Peak"

Obstruction from upper Willow Creek

2013-05-18

By: BillMiddlebrook

Colony Baldy from the summit of Little Horn Peak. ...

2012-05-07

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Obstruction Peak"

Obstruction Peak (center) and Columbia Point (righ...

2011-04-17

By: BillMiddlebrook

Colony Baldy from Kit Carson Summit

2010-05-24

Colony Baldy seen from Humboldt Peak.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Obstruction Peak"

"Obstruction Peak" (right of center) - from Challe...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Unnamed Peak 13,517' B (center) - from the Willow ...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Climbing Routes

route

Colony Baldy - Northeast Ridge

Difficulty: Class 2
Total Elevation Gain: 4,700'
Round-trip Distance: 12.5 mi

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

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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
	Sunrise on the Colony By: supranihilest Peak(s): Colony Baldy Added: 12/3/2020	Colony Baldy	6/22/2020	12/3/2020	14	17
	Treadmill Snow By: WildWanderer Peak(s): Colony Baldy Added: 11/19/2018	Colony Baldy	11/18/2018	11/19/2018	12	31
	Colony Baldy via NE Ridge By: Mtnman200 Peak(s): Colony Baldy Added: 5/21/2018	Colony Baldy	5/4/2018	5/21/2018	7	15
	Spring Skiing in the Sangres Part 1 By: moneymike Peak(s): West Spanish Peak, Colony Baldy, Pico Aislado Added: 4/27/2016	West Spanish Peak Colony Baldy Pico Aislado	4/5/2016	4/27/2016	12	38
	Not Rogaine. I'm hiking Colony Baldy! By: Marmot72 Peak(s): Colony Baldy Added: 11/11/2015	Colony Baldy	10/24/2015	11/11/2015	6	6
	Sangre Huérfanos By: bergsteigen Peak(s): Colony Baldy, West Spanish Peak Added: 10/29/2014	Colony Baldy West Spanish Peak	10/25/2014	10/29/2014	18	32
	Fall Hikes in the Sangres By: SnowAlien Peak(s): Rito Alto Peak, Hermit Peak, Eureka Mountain, Cottonwood Peak, Unnamed 13128, Colony Baldy, Twin Peaks A North Added: 11/10/2014	Rito Alto Peak Hermit Peak Eureka Mountain Cottonwood Peak Unnamed 13128 Colony Baldy Twin Peaks A North	11/2/2014	11/10/2014	17

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