| West Spanish Peak | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 13,626 ft (4,153 m) |
| Location | Colorado, United States |
| Range | Culebra Range, Sangre de Cristo Mountains |
| Prominence | 3,686 ft (1,124 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | Spanish Peaks (CO) |
| Easiest route | West Ridge: hike/scramble (Class 2) |
West Spanish Peak is a high mountain peak in the US state of Colorado. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Sangre de Cristo Mountains ( Spanish for " Blood of Christ " are the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains ( Spanish for " Blood of Christ " are the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A topographic map is a type of Map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using Contour lines in modern A climbing route is a path by which a climber reaches the top of a Mountain, rock or ice wall Scrambling (also known as alpine scrambling) is a method of ascending rocky faces and ridges The Yosemite Decimal System is a numerical system for rating the difficulty of walks hikes and climbs primarily used for Mountaineering in the United States and A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. It is the higher of the two Spanish Peaks, two large igneous stocks which form an eastern outlier of the Culebra Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The Spanish Peaks are a pair of volcanic mountains in the southeastern part of the US State of Colorado. In Geology, an intrusion is a body of Igneous rock that has Crystallized from molten Magma below the surface of the Earth. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains ( Spanish for " Blood of Christ " are the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains ( Spanish for " Blood of Christ " are the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Though not a fourteener, it is the twelfth most topographically prominent peak in the state. Qualification criteria Not all summits over 14000 feet qualify as fourteeners
Due to its position well east of the Culebra Range and on the edge of the eastern plains of Colorado, West Spanish Peak enjoys great local vertical relief in almost all directions. For example, it rises over 5,200 ft (1,585 m) in less than 4 miles (6. 4 km) on both its north and south flanks.
Geology
While the Spanish Peaks have the appearance of volcanic cones, they are actually stocks, remnants of an igneous batholith which formed underground around 25 million years ago. In Geology, an intrusion is a body of Igneous rock that has Crystallized from molten Magma below the surface of the Earth. Igneous rocks (etymology from Latin ignis, fire are rocks formed by solidification of cooled Magma (molten rock A batholith (from Greek bathos, depth + lithos, rock is a large emplacement of Igneous intrusive (also called plutonic rock that forms They are surrounded by radiating dikes, up to 14 miles (22 km) long, made of the same material. A dike or dyke in Geology is a type of Sheet intrusion referring to any geologic body that cuts Discordantly ' across planar [2]
Hiking/climbing
The standard ascent route for West Spanish Peak starts at Cordova Pass, a high pass (11,248 ft/3,428 m) to the west of the peak. It follows a trail for about 2 miles (3. 2 km) and a rough path on talus and scree up the southwest ridge of the peak for an additional 1. Scree, also called talus and detritic cone, is a term given to broken rock that appears at the bottom of Crags mountain Cliffs or 5 miles (2. 4 km). [3]
See also
- Colorado 4k peaks
- Colorado mountain peaks
- Colorado mountain ranges
- Mountain peaks of Colorado
- Mountain peaks of North America
- Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- Mountain peaks of the United States
- Rocky Mountains
References
- ^ Colorado high-prominence peaks on peaklist.org
- ^ The Spanish Peaks on sangres.com
- ^ Mike Garratt and Bob Martin, Colorado's High Thirteeners, Third Edition, Johnson Books, Boulder, Colorado, ISBN 0-917895-39-8. See also Geography of Colorado, Rocky Mountains Colorado mountain ranges|Colorado mountain passesThis article comprises three sortable tables of mountain peaks See also Geography of Colorado, Rocky Mountains Colorado mountain ranges|Colorado mountain passesThis article comprises three sortable tables of mountain peaks See also Geography of Colorado Mountain ranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains|Colorado mountain peaksThe following sortable table lists the major Mountain ranges See also Geography of Colorado, Rocky Mountains Colorado mountain ranges|Colorado mountain passesThis article comprises three sortable tables of mountain peaks See also Geography of North America This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks located on the Continent of North America See also Rocky Mountains Mountain peaks of North AmericaThis article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains of See also Geography of the United States United States of America|Mountain peaks of North AmericaThis article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America.
External links
- West Spanish Peak is at coordinates Coordinates:
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