Handies Peak
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Mountain in the San Juan Mountains range, US
Prominence1908 ft (582 m)[2]
| Handies Peak | |
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 The peak in 2018. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14055.9 ft (4284.24 m)[1] NAPGD2022 |
| Prominence | 1908 ft (582 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 11.18 mi (18.00 km)[2] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 37°54′47″N 107°30′16″W / 37.9129769°N 107.5044042°W / 37.9129769; -107.5044042[3] |
| Geography | |
  Handies Peak | |
| Location | Hinsdale County, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
| Parent range | San Juan Mountains[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Handies Peak, Colorado[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1874 Franklin Rhoda |
| Easiest route | Southwest Slopes: Hike, class 1[5] |
Handies Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit of the San Juan Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,056-foot (4284.24 m) fourteener is located in the Bureau of Land Management Handies Peak Wilderness Study Area, 13.4 miles (21.5 km) southwest by west (bearing 232°) of the Town of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States.[2][4][6]
There is a class 1 route to the top.[7]
See also
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References
- ↑ Ahlgren, Kevin; Van Westrum, Derek; Shaw, Brian (April 2024). "Moving mountains: reevaluating the elevations of Colorado mountain summits using modern geodetic techniques". Journal of Geodesy. 98 29. doi:10.1007/s00190-024-01831-8.
- 1 2 3 4 "Handies Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- 1 2 "HANDIES". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- 1 2 "Handies Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Handies Peak Routes". 14ers.com.
- ↑ "Handies Peak". Bureau of Land Management. February 27, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ↑ "Handies Peak - Southwest Slopes Route Description". 14ers.com. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
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- "Handies Peak". 14ers.com.
- Grizzly Gulch Trail to Handies Peak Archived 2013-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
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