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Cayton Campground

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Flattop Mountain (3,687 m)Summits & peaks6 km · ~28 min driveDirections ↗
Cross Mountain
Cross MountainTrails & trailheads7.6 km · ~31 min driveDirections ↗
Cross Mountain (3,871 m)
Cross Mountain (3,871 m)Summits & peaks

Cross Mountain is a 12,703-foot-elevation (3,872-meter) summit on the border shared by Dolores and San Miguel County, in Colorado, United States.

7.6 km · ~32 min driveDirections ↗
CalicoTrails & trailheads10.1 km · ~28 min driveDirections ↗
KilpackerTrails & trailheads10.5 km · ~29 min driveDirections ↗
Louis M Jones Memorial ParkParks & play11.6 km · ~46 min driveDirections ↗
Telescope Mountain (3,725 m)Summits & peaks15.1 km · ~54 min driveDirections ↗
Hermosa Creek Special Management AreaParks & play47.3 km · ~231 min driveDirections ↗
Lizard Head Wilderness
Lizard Head WildernessParks & play

The Lizard Head Wilderness is a wilderness area in southwest Colorado. It contains 41,309 acres (167.17 km2) and is jointly managed by the Uncompahgre and San Juan National Forests. It is 10 miles (16 km) southwest of the town of Telluride and is named for a prominent rock formation that is said to look like a lizard's head. Lizard Head itself is 13,113 feet (3,997 m) and is a volcanic spire of cr

48.7 km · ~147 min driveDirections ↗

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