Lizard Head

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Elevation 13,112' (LiDAR)

Prev Elevation 13,113'

CO Rank 558

CO 13er Rank 505 of 582

Range San Juan

Lat / Lon 37.83584, -107.95056

Planning Weather
Conditions (9/4/2026)

More Member Ascents (129)
GPX Library (5)

Lizard Head

13ers Within 5 Miles

Lizard Head (0.00 mi) Gladstone Peak (1.94 mi) Unnamed 13575 (3.11 mi) Fowler Peak (3.64 mi) Boskoff Peak (4.60 mi) Sheep Mountain (4.96 mi)

Photos

Lizard Head and Nearby 13ers

Gladstone seen from the east face of 14er Mt. Wils...

2016-03-23

By: BillMiddlebrook

Lizard Head from the Cross Mountain trailhead

2016-03-23

By: BillMiddlebrook

Fowler Peak from the summit of 14er El Diente Peak

2010-07-17

By: BillMiddlebrook

Unnamed 13,540 from the summit of El Diente Peak. ...

2010-07-17

By: BillMiddlebrook

Boskoff (left-center) and Fowler (right) from 14er...

2010-07-17

By: BillMiddlebrook

Sheep Mountain from the west.

2010-01-18

By: BillMiddlebrook

Fowler as seen on the traverse from Boskoff

2022-08-09

Fowler as seen from Elk Creek trail

2022-08-09

Boskoff as seen on the traverse from Fowler

2022-08-09

Boskoff as seen from Elk Creek trail

2022-08-09

Gladstone from the south, during a climb of Mt. Wi...

2016-03-24

By: BillMiddlebrook

Gladstone seen from 14er Wilson Peak

2016-03-23

By: BillMiddlebrook

Sheep Mountain and V10 from the Cross Mountain tra...

2016-03-23

By: BillMiddlebrook

On the north ridge viewing Gladstone (left) and 14...

2014-08-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Gladstone seen from the north ridge

2014-08-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Lizard Head and the climbers

2013-12-18

By: wojtekrychlik

From Colorado 145

2010-08-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

From Colorado 145

2010-08-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Unnamed 13,540 from Mt. Wilson

2010-07-17

By: BillMiddlebrook

Gladstone Peak from Mt. Wilson

2010-01-26

Gladstone Peak from Mt. Wilson

2010-01-26

Sheep Mountain from south of Lizard Head Pass.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Lizard Head at sunset.

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Gladstone Peak seen from the Gladstone-Wilson Peak...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Taken from the Telluride ski area. Gladstone Peak...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Taken from just southeast of Lizard Head Pass on C...

2009-01-01

By: BillMiddlebrook

Climbing Routes

Lizard Head - Mark of Zorro route

Lizard Head - Mark of Zorro

Difficulty: Class 5
Total Elevation Gain: 3,100'
Round-trip Distance: 9.6 mi

Exposure: High
Rockfall Potential: High
Route-Finding: High
Commitment: High

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Trip Reports

	8 Recent Reports	Peaks	Climbed	Added
	From Cross Mountain Trailhead By: WildWanderer Peak(s): Lizard Head Added: 9/19/2023	Lizard Head	9/17/2023	9/19/2023	16	26
	A Fun Piece of Trash By: goingup Peak(s): Lizard Head Added: 7/12/2023	Lizard Head	7/12/2023	7/12/2023	37	32
	Middle Cimarron Peaks plus a detour to Lizard Head By: Dobsons Peak(s): Unnamed 13215, Coxcomb Peak, Redcliff, Unnamed 13220, Unnamed 13350, "El Punto", "Heisshorn", Unnamed 13382, Lizard Head Added: 8/28/2022	Unnamed 13215 Coxcomb Peak Redcliff Unnamed 13220 Unnamed 13350 "El Punto" "Heisshorn" Unnamed 13382 Lizard Head	8/27/2022	8/28/2022	14	50
	Runout & Rockfall By: jackvanlancker Peak(s): Lizard Head Added: 8/27/2021	Lizard Head	8/15/2021	8/27/2021	3	6
	For Jack By: yaktoleft13 Peak(s): Lizard Head Added: 7/12/2021	Lizard Head	7/11/2021	7/12/2021	23	43
	The Fall of Lizard Head By: Boggy B Peak(s): Lizard Head Added: 7/3/2020	Lizard Head	6/28/2020	7/3/2020	12	18
	Friends, a rope, a rack and the shirt on my back. By: Rob Schichtel Peak(s): Lizard Head Added: 9/2/2019	Lizard Head	8/31/2019	9/2/2019	13	37
	Winter Lizard Land By: Monster5 Peak(s): Lizard Head Added: 3/8/2017	Lizard Head	3/4/2017	3/8/2017	54

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