Humboldt Peak (Colorado)

Humboldt Peak is a high mountain summit of the Crestones in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,070-foot (4,289 m) fourteener is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 11.9 miles (19.2 km) south-southwest (bearing 204°) of the Town of Westcliffe in Custer County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3] The Crestones are a cluster of high summits in the Sangre de Cristo Range, comprising Crestone Peak, Crestone Needle, Kit Carson Peak, Challenger Point, Humboldt Peak, and Columbia Point.

Humboldt Peak
Humboldt Peak (left of center) seen from Westcliffe, Colorado
Highest point
Elevation14,070 ft (4,289 m) [1][2]
Prominence1,204 ft (367 m) [2]
Isolation1.41 mi (2.27 km) [2]
ListingColorado Fourteener 37th
Coordinates37°58′34″N 105°33′19″W [3]
Geography
Humboldt Peak
LocationCuster County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent rangeSangre de Cristo Range, Crestones[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Crestone Peak, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeHike/scramble

The mountain was named in honor of German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt.[4]

Climbing

Humboldt Peak is the least challenging climb of the Crestones. The standard route on the peak is an exhausting hike along a trail, with rock scrambling (Class 2) near the summit. The trail climbs the peak from the South Colony Lakes basin, accessed from the east side of the range. This basin is a popular site that is also the base for most climbs of Crestone Peak and Crestone Needle.

In Winter from the northeast

See also

References
  1. The elevation of Humboldt Peak includes an adjustment of +1.790 m (+5.87 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. "Humboldt Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  3. "Humboldt Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. Eichler, George R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder, Colorado: Johnson Publishing Company. LCCN 77-089726.
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