Blanca Peak
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Sangre de Cristo · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Blanca Peak is a 14,345 ft summit in the Sangre de Cristo (USA). PeakAtlas rates it scramble (Class 2–3 scramble); best season is Jul–Sep. No special summit permit. Typical staging is Alamosa (25 mi). PeakAtlas lists 3 OpenStreetMap lodging pins near the summit — coverage is often thinner outside well-mapped regions. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 14,345 ft
- Prominence
- 5,326 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Scramble
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Permits
- No special summit permit
- Staging
- Alamosa · 25 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 3 OSM places
- Listed trails
- 2
As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Blanca Peak, and what do you need before you go?
Blanca Peak is listed as Class 2–3 scramble with a best season of Jul–Sep. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Class 2–3 scramble
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Access / staging
- Alamosa, Colorado
How tall is Blanca Peak, and where is it?
- Location
- Colorado, USA
- Elevation
- 14,345 ft
- Prominence
- 5,326 ft
- Mountain range
- Sangre de Cristo
- Difficulty
- Class 2–3 scramble
What makes Blanca Peak notable?
Monarch of the Sangre de Cristo and a sacred Navajo peak.
The monarch of the Sangre de Cristo, a high Colorado fourteener above the San Luis Valley.
After you check trip readiness for Blanca Peak, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Sangre de Cristo, Colorado, USA.
Closest places
- Alamosa — Colorado via US-160
Notable trails & routes
- Lake Como Road
- Northwest Ridge