Handies Peak
The peak in 2018.
Highest point
Elevation14,048 ft (4284.8 m)[1]
NAVD88
Prominence1908 ft (582 m)[2]
Isolation11.18 mi (18.00 km)[2]
Listing
Coordinates37°54′47″N 107°30′16″W / 37.9129769°N 107.5044042°W / 37.9129769; -107.5044042[1]
Geography
Handies Peak is located in Colorado
Handies Peak
Handies Peak
LocationHinsdale County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent rangeSan Juan Mountains[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Handies Peak, Colorado[1]
Climbing
First ascent1874 Franklin Rhoda
Easiest routeSouthwest Slopes: Hike, class 1[4]

Handies Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit of the San Juan Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,058-foot (4284.8 m) fourteener is located in the Bureau of Land Management Handies Peak Wilderness Study Area, 13.4 miles (21.5 km) southwest by west (bearing 232°) of the Town of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States.[2][3][5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "HANDIES". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Handies Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Handies Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  4. "Handies Peak Routes". 14ers.com.
  5. "Handies Peak". Bureau of Land Management. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
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