Elevation:
Crestone Peak - 14,294'   More stats/info...
Crestone Needle - 14,197'   More stats/info...
Location: The Crestones are in the Sangre de Cristo range 40 northeast of Alamosa and 10 miles north of the Great Sand Dunes. Challenger Point (14,081') and Kit Carson Peak (14,165') are less than 2 miles to the northwest. Blanca Peak, Little Bear and Ellingwood Point are 28 miles to the southeast.
Nearby Towns: Crestone, Moffat, Hooper and Alamosa
National Forests:  San Isabel, Rio Grande

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360º Panorama from the summit of Crestone Peak.
360º Panorama from the summit of Crestone Needle.
July, 2008: Crestone Needle from Lower South Colony Lake.
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July, 2007: The Crestone Peak summit seen from the eastern summit.
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July, 2007: The Crestones seen from west of Cottonwood Lake.
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July, 2007: Taken during a climb of Crestone Peak.
June, 2006: Crestone Needle and Crestone Peak (right, shaded) from Upper South Colony Lake.
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June, 2006: Crestone Needle from just above Lower South Colony Lake - with heavy alpenglow.
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September, 2005: Crestone Needle from Lower South Colony Lake.
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September, 2005: Taken during a climb of Crestone Needle.
July, 2004: Taken during a climb of Crestone Peak.
August, 2003: Crestone Needle from the summit of Crestone Peak.
July, 2003: The Peak from the summit of Kit Carson Peak.
July, 2003: The Peak from the summit of Crestone Needle.
July, 2003: The Needle seen during a climb to the summit.
May, 2003: The Crestones seen from the west and south.
July, 2002: The Peak seen from the summit of Challenger Point.
August, 2001: Crestone Needle hit with alpenglow.
August, 2001: The Crestones seen from Humboldt Peak. The Needle is on the left (and closer).
August, 2001: Crestone Needle from the summit of Humboldt.
August, 2001: Crestone Peak from the summit of Humboldt.
May, 2001: A panoramic shot taken from San Luis Lake - 22 miles to the south.
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October, 2000: Challenger, Kit Carson and The Crestones behind the Great Sand Dunes.
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October, 2000: The Crestones, Challenger, and Kit Carson behind San Luis Lake.
October, 2000: A close-up of The Crestones from the south.
October, 2000: Sunset on The Crestones - taken from Colorado highway 17.
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