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[[File:Slumgullion Pass.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Uncompahgre Peak (center) and the San Juans from [[Slumgullion Pass]], July 2002]]
[[File:Slumgullion Pass.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Uncompahgre Peak (center) and the San Juans from [[Slumgullion Pass]], July 2002]]
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* [http://www.14ers.com/photos/peakmain.php?peak=Uncompahgre%20Peak Uncompahgre Peak on 14ers.com]
*[http://www.14ers.com/photos/peakmain.php?peak=Uncompahgre%20Peak Uncompahgre Peak on 14ers.com]
* [http://www.hikingintherockies.com/fourteeners/uncompahgre/uncompahgre_peak.htm Photo Journal of a Trip up Uncompahgre]
*[http://www.hikingintherockies.com/fourteeners/uncompahgre/uncompahgre_peak.htm Photo Journal of a Trip up Uncompahgre]
* [http://msrmaps.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=14&Z=13&X=88&Y=1317&W=2 Topographic map]
*[http://msrmaps.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=14&Z=13&X=88&Y=1317&W=2 Topographic map]
* [http://distantpeak.com/web/mountains/n-america/uncompahgre_peak Uncompahgre Peak on Distantpeak.com]
*[http://distantpeak.com/web/mountains/n-america/uncompahgre_peak Uncompahgre Peak on Distantpeak.com]
* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150203/uncompahgre-peak.html Uncompahgre Peak on Summitpost]
*[http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150203/uncompahgre-peak.html Uncompahgre Peak on Summitpost]


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Revision as of 21:19, 2 November 2014

For other uses, see Uncompahgre (disambiguation).
Uncompahgre Peak
Uncompahgre Peak from the west
Highest point
Elevation14,321 ft (4,365 m)[1][2]
Prominence4,277 ft (1,304 m)[3]
Isolation85.06 mi (136.89 km)[3]
ListingColorado Fourteener
Colorado 4000 meter summits
Colorado range high points
Colorado county high points
Geography
Uncompahgre Peak is located in Colorado
Uncompahgre Peak
Uncompahgre Peak
LocationHinsdale County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
RegionUS-CO
Parent rangeSan Juan Mountains[3]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Uncompahgre Peak, Colorado[1]
Climbing
Easiest routeHike (class 2)

Uncompahgre Peak (/ʌnkʌmˈp[invalid input: 'aa']ɡreɪ/) is the sixth highest mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado and is the highest peak of the San Juan Mountains. It is located in the Uncompahgre Wilderness in the northern San Juans, in northern Hinsdale County approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of the town of Lake City.

Uncompahgre peak has a broad summit plateau, rising about 1,500 ft (500 m) above the broad surrounding alpine basins. The south, east and west sides are not particularly steep, but the north face boasts a 700 ft (210 m) cliff. Like all peaks in the San Juan Mountains, Uncompahgre is of volcanic origin, but is not a volcano. The rock is of poor quality for climbing, precluding an ascent of the north face.

The most popular route for climbing Uncompahgre Peak is Uncompahgre National Forest Service Trail Number 239, which starts from the end of the Nellie Creek Road, east-southeast of the peak. The Nellie Creek Road is a four wheel drive road accessed from the Henson Creek Road, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Lake City. The trail to the summit is a strenuous hike rising 2,919 ft (890 m) in elevation in about 3.5 mi (6 km). It accesses the summit in a winding ascent, starting from the east, passing over a south-trending ridge, and finishing on the west slopes of the summit plateau.[5]

The peak's name comes from the Ute word Uncompaghre, which loosely translates to "dirty water" or "red water spring" and is likely a reference to the many hot springs in the vicinity of Ouray, Colorado.[a]

Uncompahgre Peak (center) and the San Juans from Slumgullion Pass, July 2002

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "UNCOMPAHGRE". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  2. ^ The elevation of Uncompahgre Peak includes an adjustment of +1.967 m (+6.45 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ a b c "Uncompahgre Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "Uncompahgre Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  5. ^ Louis W. Dawson II. Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Volume 2. Blue Clover Press. pp. 115–126. ISBN 0-9628867-2-6.
  6. ^ Jarom McDonald (ed.). "The itinerary and diary of Francisco Atanasio Domínguez and Francisco Silvestre Vélez de Escalante". Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities. Retrieved 2013-01-27.


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