Del Norte Peak (FR 345) in CO

Road corridorRio Grande NF, Divide Ranger District

14 mi from Del Norte

0.0 mi off US 160 (straight line)

Maps 8,159 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–3/14Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days

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Difficult

9.3 of this road’s 25.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 9.3 miles of dirt.
Near Overlook Cliff Rocks.
Estimated climb: 5,400 ft over 25.7 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 39%.
Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road at mile 0.1: 1 mapped spot.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Rio Grande runs 0.1 mi off.
Agua Ramon Mountain stands 2,721 ft above the map pin, 3.8 miles north.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Dispersed camping is camping outside of developed campgrounds on the Rio Grande National Forest. There is no fee to dispersed camp.
Camping rules

October normals 26–60°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Del Norte Peak (FR 345) in CO -- Camping Rules & Access