Gilpin Peak

Coordinates: 37°59′12″N 107°47′35″W / 37.9866601°N 107.7931174°W / 37.9866601; -107.7931174
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Gilpin Peak
Gilpin Peak and Wright Lake
Highest point
Elevation13,700 ft (4,176 m)[1][2]
Prominence720 ft (219 m)[2]
Parent peakMount Sneffels[2]
Isolation1.20 mi (1.93 km)[2]
Coordinates37°59′12″N 107°47′35″W / 37.9866601°N 107.7931174°W / 37.9866601; -107.7931174[3]
Geography
Gilpin Peak is located in Colorado
Gilpin Peak
Gilpin Peak
LocationOuray and San Miguel counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeSan Juan Mountains,
Sneffels Range[2]
Topo mapUSGS 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

References

  1. ^ a b The elevation of Gilpin Peak includes an adjustment of +1.859 m (+6.10 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Gilpin Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Gilpin Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 138.

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