Wilson Peak is a 14,020.4-foot summit in southwestern Colorado’s Lizard Head Wilderness and the highest point in San Miguel County. Part of the northwestern San Juan Mountains, it was named for Hayden Survey topographer A.D. Wilson; its earlier Indigenous name, Shandoka, meant “Storm Maker.” Though one of Colorado’s fourteeners, it ranks below nearby Mount Wilson and El Diente Peak within its cluster. Popular with summer climbers, it is usually reached by a Class 3 route from the Rock of Ages Trailhead. Public access was long disputed because of private land and mining claims, but was reportedly secured for the public in 2015. Its distinctive profile also became a regional visual icon in advertising and film.