Capitol Peak
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Elk Mountains · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Capitol Peak is a 14,130 ft summit in the Elk Mountains (USA). PeakAtlas rates it scramble (Class 4 scramble); best season is Jul–Sep. No special summit permit. Typical staging is Aspen (20 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
- 14,130 ft
- Prominence
- 1,750 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Scramble
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Permits
- No special summit permit
- Staging
- Aspen · 20 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 3 OSM places
- Listed trails
- 1
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 Capitol Peak, and what do you need before you go?
Capitol Peak is listed as Class 4 scramble with a best season of Jul–Sep. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Class 4 scramble
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Access / staging
- Aspen, Colorado
How tall is Capitol Peak, and where is it?
- Location
- Colorado, USA
- Elevation
- 14,130 ft
- Prominence
- 1,750 ft
- Mountain range
- Elk Mountains
- Difficulty
- Class 4 scramble
What makes Capitol Peak notable?
Colorado’s knife-edge fourteener near Aspen.
An Elk Mountains knife-edge classic near Aspen, one of Colorado’s more committing fourteeners.
After you check trip readiness for Capitol Peak, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Elk Mountains, Colorado, USA.
Closest places
- Aspen — Colorado via CO-82
Notable trails & routes
- Northeast Ridge
- Knife Edge