San Luis Peak

San Luis Peak

View from the top of the south ridge route
Highest point
Elevation 14,022 ft (4273.8 m) [1] NAVD88
Prominence 3113 ft (949 m) [2]
Isolation 26.9 mi (43.4 km) [2]
Listing
Coordinates 37°59′12″N 106°55′53″W / 37.9867757°N 106.9312578°W / 37.9867757; -106.9312578Coordinates: 37°59′12″N 106°55′53″W / 37.9867757°N 106.9312578°W / 37.9867757; -106.9312578 [1]
Geography
San Luis Peak

Colorado

Location Saguache County, Colorado,
United States[3]
Parent range San Juan Mountains,
Highest summit of the
La Garita Mountains[2]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
San Luis Peak, Colorado[1]
Climbing
First ascent 1874 by Franklin Rhoda and A. D. Wilson[2]
Easiest route South Ridge or East Flank: Hike

San Luis Peak is the highest summit of the La Garita Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 14,022-foot (4273.8 m) fourteener is located in the La Garita Wilderness (part of the Rio Grande National Forest) in Saguache County approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Creede. It is situated rather far to the east of the other fourteeners in the San Juans, and has more of a wilderness setting than many of the other.

San Luis Peak is a relatively straightforward climb, with two hiking routes to the summit, the South Ridge and the East Flank.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "SAN LUIS PEAK CAIRN". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "San Luis Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "San Luis Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  4. ↑ Dawson, Louis W., II (1994). Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners. Vol. 2. Blue Clover Press. ISBN 0-9628867-1-8.

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