"Peak of the Clouds"

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Elevation 13,495' (LiDAR)

Prev Elevation 13,524'

CO Rank 261

CO 13er Rank 208 of 582

Range Sangre de Cristo

Lat / Lon 38.11746, -105.65755

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Conditions (1/3/2026)

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GPX Library (8)

13ers Within 5 Miles

"Peak of the Clouds" (0.00 mi) Spread Eagle Peak (0.92 mi) Rito Alto Peak (1.03 mi) "Silver Peak" (1.05 mi) "Cotton King Peak" (1.53 mi) Hermit Peak (1.80 mi) Mt. Marcy (2.21 mi) "Mas Alto Peak" (2.33 mi) "Yahoo Mountain" (2.33 mi) "Alto Peak" (2.61 mi) Unnamed 13130 (2.67 mi) Eureka Mountain (2.81 mi) "Menos Alto Peak" (2.82 mi) Gibbs Peak (3.23 mi) Mt. Owen (3.42 mi) De Anza Peak (3.77 mi) "Pyramid Mountain" (3.96 mi) Venable Peak (4.56 mi) Spring Mountain (4.93 mi)

Photos

"Peak of the Clouds" and Nearby 13ers

"Cotton King Peak"

UN 13490 seen from the slopes of UN 13524

2012-08-14

Rito Alto Peak from Spread Eagle Peak

2010-12-08

By: BillMiddlebrook

Unnamed 13,513‘ (aka "Silver Peak") from Spr...

2010-12-08

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Peak of the Clouds"

Unnamed 13,524‘ (aka "Peak of the Clouds") f...

2010-12-08

By: BillMiddlebrook

Spread Eagle Peak

Spread Eagle Peak

2010-01-10

By: BillMiddlebrook

Hermit Peak from Hermit Pass

2010-01-08

"Cotton King Peak"

Cotton King Peak seen from the North East

2024-02-20

"Peak of the Clouds"

Spread Eagle Peak (left) and Peak of the Clouds (r...

2023-03-22

Rito Alto from Hermit Peak

2011-07-18

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Cotton King Peak"

Unnamed 13,490‘ from Spread Eagle Peak

2010-12-08

By: BillMiddlebrook

Hermit Peak from Spread Eagle Peak

2010-12-08

By: BillMiddlebrook

Rito Alto (left) and Unnamed 13,524‘ from Sp...

2010-12-08

By: BillMiddlebrook

Eureka Mtn (left), Hermit Peak and Rito Alto Peak ...

2010-12-08

By: BillMiddlebrook

Spread Eagle Peak

Spread Eagle Peak from the northeast

2010-12-08

By: BillMiddlebrook

Spread Eagle Peak

Spread Eagle Peak from the northeast

2010-12-08

By: BillMiddlebrook

"Cotton King Peak"

Unnamed 13,490' seen from the San Luis Valley.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Rito Alto Peak (left) and Unnamed Peaks 13,060' A ...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Rito Alto Peak seen from the San Luis Valley.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Climbing Routes

route

Combo: Spread Eagle South Ridge from Hermit Pass

Difficulty: Class 2
Total Elevation Gain: 2,850'
Round-trip Distance: 5.5 mi

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Trip Reports

	8 Recent Reports	Peaks	Climbed	Added
	From Gibson Creek By: WildWanderer Peak(s): Spread Eagle Peak, "Peak of the Clouds" Added: 7/12/2021	Spread Eagle Peak "Peak of the Clouds"	7/4/2021	7/12/2021	5	50
	Climbing the Peaks of the Lakes of the Clouds Basin By: tomcat32 Peak(s): "Peak of the Clouds", Spread Eagle Peak, "Silver Peak" Added: 10/19/2015	"Peak of the Clouds" Spread Eagle Peak "Silver Peak"	10/12/2015	10/19/2015	3
	Raiding the Clouds By: SurfNTurf Peak(s): Comanche Peak, Spread Eagle Peak, "Peak of the Clouds" Added: 8/26/2014	Comanche Peak Spread Eagle Peak "Peak of the Clouds"	8/23/2014	8/26/2014	12	40
	A Loop Around North Taylor Basin By: DavidLeVan Peak(s): Spread Eagle Peak, "Peak of the Clouds", Rito Alto Peak Added: 6/29/2014	Spread Eagle Peak "Peak of the Clouds" Rito Alto Peak	6/19/2014	6/29/2014	2	10
	They think my truck is sexy? By: bergsteigen Peak(s): Rito Alto Peak, "Peak of the Clouds", Spread Eagle Peak, Hermit Peak, Eureka Mountain Added: 8/14/2013	Rito Alto Peak "Peak of the Clouds" Spread Eagle Peak Hermit Peak Eureka Mountain	8/11/2013	8/14/2013	18	30
	Sangre de Sawatch 13ers By: V0MIT Peak(s): Spread Eagle Peak, "Peak of the Clouds", "Silver Peak", Mt. Marcy, Mt. Ouray Added: 9/19/2012	Spread Eagle Peak "Peak of the Clouds" "Silver Peak" Mt. Marcy Mt. Ouray	9/15/2012	9/19/2012	8	25
	Eureka! Couloir By: Dad Mike Peak(s): Eureka Mountain, Hermit Peak, Rito Alto Peak, "Peak of the Clouds", Spread Eagle Peak Added: 12/1/2011	Eureka Mountain Hermit Peak Rito Alto Peak "Peak of the Clouds" Spread Eagle Peak	11/23/2011	12/1/2011	14	14
	Central Sangre 5 pack By: mennoguy Peak(s): Gibbs Peak, "Peak of the Clouds", "Silver Peak", Mt. Marcy, Spread Eagle Peak Added: 7/23/2011	Gibbs Peak "Peak of the Clouds" "Silver Peak" Mt. Marcy Spread Eagle Peak	7/22/2011	7/23/2011	3	13

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