Malemute Peak

Malemute Peak is a 13,321-foot mountain in Colorado’s Elk Mountains, within the Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest. Rising steeply above Castle Creek with about 3,300 feet of relief in less than two miles, it is a striking feature of the valley west of the Continental Divide near Aspen and Castle Peak. Its slopes drain into the Roaring Fork River watershed, and its alpine subarctic climate brings snowy winters, cool to warm summers, and year-round precipitation, including summer storms. The name was officially adopted in 1976 and recalls the sled dog teams Stuart Mace operated in nearby Ashcroft during the 1950s.

Colorado · United States