Half Peak

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Half Peak
Half Peak, San Juan Mountains, Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA.jpg
Half Peak viewed from the south ridge.
Highest point
Elevation 13,848 ft (4,221 m) [1] [2]
Prominence 1,501 ft (458 m) [2]
Isolation 3.89 mi (6.26 km) [2]
Listing Colorado range high points
Coordinates 37°51′51″N107°27′58″W / 37.8641641°N 107.4661692°W / 37.8641641; -107.4661692 [3]
Geography
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Half Peak
Location Hinsdale County, Colorado, U.S. [3]
Parent range San Juan Mountains [2]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Pole Creek Mountain, Colorado [3]

Half Peak is the highest summit of the east central San Juan Mountains in the Rocky Mountains of North America.

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Location

The 13,848-foot (4,221 m) thirteener is located in Gunnison National Forest, 14.3 miles (23.0 km) southwest by south (bearing 216°) of the Town of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 The elevation of Half Peak includes an adjustment of +1.998 m (+6.56 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Half Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Half Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 20, 2014.