Crestone Needle
- While not as high as Crestone Peak, and connected to it by a high, jagged ridge, Crestone Needle is regarded as a worthy climb in its own right.
- Crestone Needle Photo ©2005 by Jack Brauer. Crestone Needle is located in the San Isabel National Forest inside the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area.
- Mountain (climbing) weather forecasts for 3 elevations of Crestone Needle, Sangre de Cristo Range, Rocky Mountains (USA), United States.
- Crestone Needle is connected to Crestone Peak by a difficult ridge, generally known as one of the four great Colorado 14er traverses.
- Crestone Needle one of five peaks in the Sangre de Cristo range and is one of Colorado's most difficult climbs!. It is the 19th tallest of the 14ers in Colorado.
- On Tuesday, July 19th, 2022, I climbed both Crestone Needle (14,203 feet) and Crestone Peak (14,300 feet) as seperate climbs.
- Crestone Needle is a dramatic fourteener in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Standing at an elevation of 14,197 feet, it is one of the tallest peaks in the state.
- The “easiest” route is not easy – the south face, rated Class 3, Grade II. 89_Crestone-Needle-Climb-1_03-1.
- On the drive up highway 69, we could see the distinct profile of Crestone Needle peeking through the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo range.
