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Capitol Peak

4,307 m14,131 ft

Prominence: 375 m1,230 ft
Isolation: 3.8 km
Tonight: 25°FPartly cloudy · Wind 10 mph SSW

Capitol Peak is a 4,307 m (14,131 ft) mountain in the Elk Mountains, Colorado, United States.

All facts

Elevation: 4,307 m · 14,131 ft
Nearest higher peak: Maroon Bells (4,315 m)
Range: Elk Mountains
Region: Colorado, United States
Protected area: White River National Forest
Coordinates: 39.1502° N, 107.0829° W

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3D map

Capitol Peak 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Capitol Peak terrain and contours

100 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the summit

Capitol Peak elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Capitol Peak weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 25°F (-4°C) · 21% chance of precipitation · Wind 10 mph SSW

Capitol Peak forecast for the summit, about 4,033 m.

Tonight25°21%10 mph SSW
Sat26°33°80%10–15 mph S
Sun22°29°74%5–15 mph S
Mon22°30°6%5–10 mph SW
Tue22°32°10%10–15 mph SSW
Wed23°31°4%5–15 mph SW
Thu25°32°18%5–15 mph SSW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 22:47 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 10 × 10 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

15.8%

Moderate, 15–30°

37.2%

Steep, 30–45°

38.8%

Cliffs, 45° and over

8.2%

Steeper than 30°: 47.0% of the 100 km² view
Relief in view: 1,603 m low point 2,701 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 37.8%Trees 34.4%Grassland 13.8%Moss & lichen 12.8%Water 1.0%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 5 km, measured from the Capitol Peak summit.

Summit list 6

1Clark Peak4,137 m 1.9 km E
2Mount Daly4,053 m 2.7 km NNE
3Snowmass Mountain4,297 m 3.8 km SSE
4Hagerman Peak4,211 m 4.7 km SSE
5Mount Richey3,779 m 4.9 km SW
6Snowmass Peak4,102 m 4.9 km SSE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 5 km; 123 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Blue columbine12
Yellow-bellied Marmot9
Rhexia-leaved paintbrush9
Western roseroot8
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch7
American Pika7

Where it sits

Where Capitol Peak sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Hanging Lake2,187 m51 km N

Downloads

Capitol Peak downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGCapitol Peak satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2024-09-12.

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 4,304 m at the summit; the official height is 4,307 m.

A 10 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal. The 90 m model misses by 58 m.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	4,307 m	—
USGS 3DEP lidar	4,305 m	-2 m
USGS 3DEP 10 m (used on this page)	4,304 m	-3 m
Copernicus GLO-30	4,274 m	-33 m
Copernicus GLO-90	4,249 m	-58 m

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024 (scene 2024-09-12)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Protected area: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia