Gilpin Peak
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Gilpin Peak | |
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![]() Gilpin Peak and Wright Lake | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,700 ft (4,176 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 720 ft (219 m)[2] |
Parent peak | Mount Sneffels[2] |
Isolation | 1.20 mi (1.93 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 37°59′12″N 107°47′35″W / 37.9866601°N 107.7931174°W / 37.9866601; -107.7931174[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Ouray and San Miguel counties, Colorado, United States[3] |
Parent range | San Juan Mountains, Sneffels Range[2] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Grays Peak, Colorado[3] |
Gilpin Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sneffels Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,700-foot (4,176 m) thirteener is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of Uncompahgre National Forest, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northeast (bearing 23°) of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Ouray County and San Miguel County.[1][2][3] Gilpin Peak was named in honor of William Gilpin, the first Governor of the Territory of Colorado.[4]
See also
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References
- ^ a b The elevation of Gilpin Peak includes an adjustment of +1.859 m (+6.10 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e f "Gilpin Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Gilpin Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 138.
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