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Hahns Peak

Coordinates: 40°50′35″N 106°55′47″W / 40.84306°N 106.92972°W / 40.84306; -106.92972
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Hahns Peak
The mountain in June 2023
Highest point
Elevation3,305 m (10,843 ft)[1]
Prominence488 m (1,601 ft)[2]
Isolation7.12 km (4.42 mi)[2]
Coordinates40°50′35″N 106°55′47″W / 40.84306°N 106.92972°W / 40.84306; -106.92972
Geography
Hahns Peak is located in Colorado
Hahns Peak
Hahns Peak
Parent rangeElkhead Mountains

Hahns Peak is a summit in Routt County, Colorado, in the United States.[3] With an elevation of 10,774 feet (3,284 m), Hahns Peak is the 1855th highest summit in the state of Colorado.[4]

Hahns Peak was named after Joseph Hahn, a gold miner who, with companions William Doyle and George Wray came to the area in the 1860s.[5] Hahns Peak Village is named after the peak. A fire lookout tower was built by the United States Forest Service on the peak's summit in 1912 and was used until 1946.[6] After falling into disrepair, it was restored in the summer of 2016 and 2017.[7]

References

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Restored fire lookout tower
  1. ^ "HAHNS PEAK". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Hahns Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hahns Peak
  4. ^ "Hahns Peak". Peakery.com. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  5. ^ Stevenson, Thelma V. Historic Hahns Peak. Fort Collins, CO: Robinson Press. p. 2.
  6. ^ Kleinsorge, Martin G. (1992). Exploring Colorado State Parks. Niwot, Colorado: University Press of Colorado. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-87081-256-9. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Hahns Peak Lookout Rehabilitation". www.historicrouttcounty.org. Retrieved 2018-07-09.