Peak stats
- Location
- Colorado, USA
- Elevation
- 14,197 ft
- Prominence
- 457 ft
- Mountain range
- Sangre de Cristo
- Difficulty
- Class 3 scramble
Geography & climbing context
One of Colorado’s most striking 14ers; often linked with Crestone Peak.
A sharp Sangre de Cristo 14er beside Crestone Peak — classic Class 3 scrambling on solid rock via Ellingwood Arete or the standard South Face.
Explore Crestone Needle on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map — satellite terrain and summit framing in the Sangre de Cristo, Colorado, USA.
Closest places
- Westcliffe — Colorado via South Colony Rd
- Crestone — Colorado via CR-T
https://peakatlas3d.com/peak/crestoneneedle