Hallett Peak
Hallett Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,720 ft (3,877 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 733 ft (223 m)[3] |
Isolation | 1.97 mi (3.17 km)[3] |
Coordinates | 40°18′11″N 105°41′09″W / 40.3030699°N 105.6859415°WCoordinates: 40°18′11″N 105°41′09″W / 40.3030699°N 105.6859415°W[1] |
Geography | |
Hallett Peak Colorado | |
Location | Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park between Grand and Larimer counties, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
Parent range | Front Range |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map McHenrys Peak, Colorado[1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | hike |
Hallett Peak is a mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,720-foot (3,877 m) peak is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 10.1 miles (16.2 km) southwest by west (bearing 240°) of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Grand and Larimer counties.[1][2][3][4]
Mountain[]
Hallett Peak is on the Continental Divide, flanked by Flattop Mountain to the north and to the south. Just to its east lie , Dream Lake, and , which are usually accessed from the Bear Lake Comfort Station.[5][6]
The Northcutt-Carter Route of Hallett Peak is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America.[5][6] Non-technical climbers may reach the summit of Hallett Peak by hiking up the Flattop Mountain Trail to its highpoint, then walking south along the ridgeline and ascending the peak over talus piles.
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 "HALLETT TP". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b The elevation of Hallett Peak includes an adjustment of +1.612 m (+5.29 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Hallett Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Hallett Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Roper, Steve; Steck, Allen (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. ISBN 0-87156-292-8.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Stewart M. Green Rock Climbing Colorado, Chockstone, Falcon, Helena, MO, 1995; ISBN 1-56044-334-0.
External links[]
- "Hallett Peak". SummitPost.org.
- mountainproject.com
- rockclimbing.com
- Mountains of Rocky Mountain National Park
- Mountains of Grand County, Colorado
- Mountains of Larimer County, Colorado
- North American 3000 m summits
- Great Divide of North America