Devils Head (summit)
Devils Head | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 9,749 ft (2,971 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,248 ft (380 m)[3] |
Isolation | 7.99 mi (12.86 km)[3] |
Coordinates | 39°15′37″N 105°06′05″W / 39.2602825°N 105.1012595°WCoordinates: 39°15′37″N 105°06′05″W / 39.2602825°N 105.1012595°W[1] |
Geography | |
Devils Head Colorado | |
Location | Douglas County, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
Parent range | Front Range, Rampart Range[3] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Devils Head, Colorado[1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Devil's Head Trailhead #611(Devil's Head National Recreation Trail) |
Devils Head is a mountain summit in the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The 9,749-foot (2,971 m) peak is located in Pike National Forest, 14.2 miles (22.9 km) southwest by south (bearing 210°) of the community of Sedalia in Douglas County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3][4]
Mountain[]
Devils Head is topped by the Devil's Head Lookout, an active United States Forest Service fire lookout tower. Access to the summit and lookout tower is via the .
Devils Head name comes from prospectors of the late 1800s. From the southwest of Devils Head, and looking northeast toward the mountain, one can see a shape of a face laying flat, as if the mountain was looking up. Some of the forest has softened the looks, as there used to be a more obvious eye socket, and facial features. However, from this angle, one is still able to see the face and even horns.
Historical names[]
- The Sleeping Indian
- Camels Back
- Devils Head – 1923 [4]
- Platte Mountain
- Warrens Crag
See also[]
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado fourteeners
- List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
- List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
- List of Colorado county high points
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "DEVILS HEAD". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b The elevation of Devils Head includes an adjustment of +1.239 m (+4.06 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Devils Head, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Devils Head". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
External links[]
- Devil's Head Trailhead #611 (Devil's Head National Recreation Trail) on Pike National Forest Website
- Devils Head on listsofjohn.org
- Devils Head on peakery.com
- Devils Head on summitpost.org
- Mountains of Colorado
- Mountains of Douglas County, Colorado
- Pike National Forest
- North American 2000 m summits
- Colorado geography stubs