Crestone Needle
- Crestone Needle is a high mountain summit of the Crestones in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America.
- 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.
- On Tuesday, July 19th, 2022, I climbed both Crestone Needle (14,203 feet) and Crestone Peak (14,300 feet) as seperate climbs.
- Hiking info, trail maps, and 45 trip reports from Crestone Needle (14,203 ft) in the Sangre de Cristo Range of Colorado...
- 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.
- 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 the drive up highway 69, we could see the distinct profile of Crestone Needle peeking through the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo range.
- The rock is sooooo nice. The Crestone conglomerate gives you just the best holds. And Needle gives a climber much more variety than Peak.
