Spread Eagle Peak is a 13,423-foot (4,091 m) mountain summit in Custer County, Colorado, United States.
| Spread Eagle Peak | |
|---|---|
 East aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,423 ft (4,091 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 443 ft (135 m)[3] |
| Parent peak | Rito Alto Peak (13,803 ft)[4] |
| Isolation | 0.93 mi (1.50 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 38°07′31″N 105°38′37″W / 38.1252369°N 105.6435197°W[5] |
| Geography | |
  Spread Eagle Peak Location in Colorado  Spread Eagle Peak Spread Eagle Peak (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Custer |
| Protected area | Sangre de Cristo Wilderness |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains Sangre de Cristo Range[2] |
| Topo map | USGS Electric Peak |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hiking class 2+[3] |
Description
editSpread Eagle Peak is set in the Sangre de Cristo Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It is the 15-highest summit in Custer County,[4] and can be seen from Highway 69 and Highway 96 near the town of Westcliffe. The mountain is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness on land managed by San Isabel National Forest.[2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of Grape Creek which in turn is a tributary of the Arkansas River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,940 feet (591 m) above Lake of the Clouds in 0.6 mile (1 km) and 3,000 feet (914 m) above North Taylor Creek in one mile (1.6 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[5]
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen climate classification system, Spread Eagle Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[6] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer, with a dry period in late spring.
Gallery
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Rito Alto Peak (left) and Spread Eagle Peak (right) -
Sangre de Cristos with Spread Eagle Peak furthest to right -
Spread Eagle Peak (left of center) viewed from DeWeese Reservoir -
Spread Eagle Peak framed to right under "Ranch"
See also
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References
edit- ^ Robert M. Ormes (2000), Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Colorado Mountain Club Press, ISBN 9780967146607, p. 103.
- ^ a b c "Spread Eagle Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Spread Eagle Peak – 13,436' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ a b "Spread Eagle Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "Spread Eagle Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
edit- Spread Eagle Peak: weather forecast