Humboldt Peak
Mountain peak · Custer County ·

Humboldt Peak

Mountain peak · Custer County ·

Incredible mountain views of the Crestones and Kit Carson

beautiful views
well-marked trail
places to camp
4wd/awd high clearance
switch backs difficult
worth the trek
cold and wind
rough drive
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Humboldt Peak

Blake M.

Google
The views are gorgeous, but the hiking itself is fairly boring. You can see the Crestones and they are so incredible. Make sure to follow cairns!

CC Loran P.

Google
Climbed Sept 21st, 2024, Beautiful views of the NE faces of Crestone Peak and Needle along with Kit Carson. Double track road closed by gate around three miles too soon but adequate parking near this upper lot. Steep five mile climb but worth the effort, starts to make you work for it past the lakes.

Travis D.

Google
12 miles roundtrip from the 4WD trailhead, Humboldt Peak was really challenging.

Cody H.

Google
Humboldt offers incredible views of the Crestones to the SW and Kit Carson and Challenger Peak to the W-NW. Relatively easy compared to its neighbors (especially the Crestones), the views from this peak are unparalleled. Having done all the 14ers, this one was one of my favorite. I was fortunate enough to summit my first time on this peak just minutes before sunrise after pushing hard from the trailhead in the dark, enough to capture the picture of my shadow casting onto the summit.

Urban Auto Lawn R.

Google
Worth the trek! I got up to 13,100 ft and had to turn around due to cold and wind upsetting my dog. It’s a rough drive up with any vehicle but a beautiful one! Will be back soon to finish it.

Ash

Google
Humboldt humbled me and my friends! We had a great time but underprepared for the weather (make sure you research better than we did!) The views of the Crestones were beautiful, the trail was well-marked, and there were a lot of places to camp near the lakes. Please note that you need a 4WD/AWD with high clearance to get up to the trailhead!

Carson Z.

Google
We backpacked from lower trail head with no training, camped 1 night then tried humbolt vews are great made half way up ,switch backs difficult should have started at upper trail head but had fun! Subscribe to spartancarson on YouTube

Chris M.

Google
Loved this hike some of the best views out of any of the peaks I’ve climbed.