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Lavender Peak in Spring
| Lavender Peak | |
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  Lavender Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,233 ft (4,033 m) [2] [3] |
| Prominence | 408 ft (124 m) [3] |
| Parent peak | Hesperus Mountain [3] |
| Isolation | 0.50 mi (0.80 km) [3] |
| Coordinates | 37°26′30″N 108°04′49″W / 37.4416667°N 108.0802778°W [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Montezuma County, Colorado, United States [1] |
| Parent range | La Plata Mountains [3] |
| Topo map |
USGS 7.5' topographic map La Plata, Colorado [3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
Lavender Peak is a high mountain summit in the La Plata Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,233-foot (4,033 m) thirteener is located in San Juan National Forest, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) northeast by east ( bearing 61°) of the Town of Mancos in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. [2] [3] [1] The peak lies 0.53 miles (0.85 km) east-southeast of the higher and more well-known Hesperus Mountain. Lavender Peak was named in honor of Dwight Garrigues Lavender (1911-1934), the author of a 1932 climbing guide to the San Juan Mountains. [1]
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Historical names
- Lavendar Peak
- Lavender Peak – 1976 [1]
See also
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado county high points
References
- ^ a b c d e "Lavender Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ a b The elevation of Lavender Peak includes an adjustment of +1.647 m (+5.40 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Lavender Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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| Lavender Peak | |
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Lavender Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,233 ft (4,033 m) [2] [3] |
| Prominence | 408 ft (124 m) [3] |
| Parent peak | Hesperus Mountain [3] |
| Isolation | 0.50 mi (0.80 km) [3] |
| Coordinates | 37°26′30″N 108°04′49″W / 37.4416667°N 108.0802778°W [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Montezuma County, Colorado, United States [1] |
| Parent range | La Plata Mountains [3] |
| Topo map |
USGS 7.5' topographic map La Plata, Colorado [3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
Lavender Peak is a high mountain summit in the La Plata Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,233-foot (4,033 m) thirteener is located in San Juan National Forest, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) northeast by east ( bearing 61°) of the Town of Mancos in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. [2] [3] [1] The peak lies 0.53 miles (0.85 km) east-southeast of the higher and more well-known Hesperus Mountain. Lavender Peak was named in honor of Dwight Garrigues Lavender (1911-1934), the author of a 1932 climbing guide to the San Juan Mountains. [1]
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adding to it. (December 2014) |
Historical names
- Lavendar Peak
- Lavender Peak – 1976 [1]
See also
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado county high points
References
- ^ a b c d e "Lavender Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ a b The elevation of Lavender Peak includes an adjustment of +1.647 m (+5.40 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Lavender Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
External links
Lavender Peak at Wikipedia's
sister projects
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Definitions from Wiktionary
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Media from Commons
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News from Wikinews
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Quotations from Wikiquote
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