Handies Peak

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Handies Peak
Handies Peak Colorado.jpg
The peak in 2018.
Highest point
Elevation14,048 ft (4284.8 m)[1]
NAVD88
Prominence1908 ft (582 m)[2]
Isolation11.18 mi (18.00 km)[2]
Listing
  • North America highest peaks 56th
  • US highest major peaks 42nd
  • Colorado highest major peak 22nd
  • Colorado fourteeners 40th
Coordinates37°54′47″N 107°30′16″W / 37.9129769°N 107.5044042°W / 37.9129769; -107.5044042Coordinates: 37°54′47″N 107°30′16″W / 37.9129769°N 107.5044042°W / 37.9129769; -107.5044042[1]
Geography
Handies Peak is located in Colorado
Handies Peak
Handies Peak
Colorado
LocationHinsdale County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent rangeSan Juan Mountains[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Handies Peak, Colorado[1]
Climbing
First ascent1874 Franklin Rhoda
Easiest routehike

Handies Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit of the San Juan Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,058-foot (4284.8 m) fourteener is located in the Bureau of Land Management , 13.4 miles (21.5 km) southwest by west (bearing 232°) of the Town of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States.[2][3][4]

See also[]

  • List of mountain peaks of North America
    • List of mountain peaks of the United States
      • List of mountain peaks of Colorado
        • List of Colorado fourteeners

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "HANDIES". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Handies Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Handies Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Handies Peak". Bureau of Land Management. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 30 May 2013.

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