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Redcloud Peak

Coordinates: 37°56′27″N 107°25′19″W / 37.9408302°N 107.4220017°W / 37.9408302; -107.4220017
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Redcloud Peak
The hiking trail to the peak's summit.
Highest point
Elevation14,041 ft (4,280 m)[1][2]
Prominence1,436 ft (438 m)[2]
Isolation4.91 mi (7.90 km)[2]
ListingColorado Fourteener 46th
Coordinates37°56′27″N 107°25′19″W / 37.9408302°N 107.4220017°W / 37.9408302; -107.4220017[3]
Geography
Redcloud Peak is located in Colorado
Redcloud Peak
Redcloud Peak
LocationHinsdale County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent rangeSan Juan Mountains[2]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Redcloud Peak, Colorado[3]
Climbing
First ascent1874 J. C. Spiller
Easiest routeNortheast Ridge: Hike, class 2[4]
Summit of Redcloud Peak in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
Summit of Redcloud Peak in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.

Redcloud Peak is a mountain peak of over fourteen thousand feet in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the San Juan Mountains in Hinsdale County approximately 7 miles (11 km) south west of Lake City.

Historical names

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  • Red Mountain
  • Redcloud Peak – 1906[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The elevation of Redcloud Peak includes an adjustment of +2.015 m (+6.61 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ a b c d "Redcloud Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Redcloud Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "Redcloud Peak Routes". 14ers.com.
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