| Pigeon Peak | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 13,972 ft (4,259 m) |
| Location | Colorado, United States |
| Range | Needle Mountains, San Juan Mountains |
| Prominence | 1,152 ft (351 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | USGS Snowdon Peak |
| Easiest route | Northwest slopes: scramble (class 3) |
Pigeon Peak is a high peak of the Needle Mountains, a subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of 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 Needle Mountains are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains located in the southwestern part of the U The San Juan Mountains are a rugged Mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. 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 The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. 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 The Needle Mountains are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains located in the southwestern part of the U The San Juan Mountains are a rugged Mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. 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 rises dramatically on the east side of the Animas River, 1. Animas River is a river in the western United States, a tributary of the San Juan River, part of the Colorado River System. 5 mi (2. 4 km) west of the fourteener Mount Eolus. Qualification criteria Not all summits over 14000 feet qualify as fourteeners Mount Eolus is a Fourteener in the US state of Colorado, the highest of the Needle Mountains (a subrange of the San Juan Mountains It is located in the Weminuche Wilderness, part of the San Juan National Forest. The Weminuche Wilderness is a wilderness area in southwest Colorado managed by the San Juan National Forest on the west side of the Continental The San Juan National Forest is a US National Forest covering over 1878846 Acres (2935
Pigeon Peak is notable both for its absolute height and for its local relief in particular. It is the 57th highest independent peak in Colorado,[2][3] narrowly missing the well-known list of fourteeners. Qualification criteria Not all summits over 14000 feet qualify as fourteeners In terms of local relief, it is one of the most impressive peaks in Colorado. Its most dramatic rise is over the Animas River to the west, over which it rises 5,750 ft (1,750 m) in under 2. 5 mi (4 km). Also, its east face is a 1,000 ft (305 m) cliff. [4]
Climbing
Since Pigeon Peak is not a fourteener, it sees far less traffic than the nearby trio of Mount Eolus, Windom Peak, and Sunlight Peak. Mount Eolus is a Fourteener in the US state of Colorado, the highest of the Needle Mountains (a subrange of the San Juan Mountains Windom Peak is a Fourteener in the Needle Mountains, a subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the U Sunlight Peak is a Fourteener in the Needle Mountains, a subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the U The standard route is not technically difficult, but it is long and requires a little-hiked wilderness approach. Climbers typically camp near Ruby Lake north of the peak. From there the route ascends to a saddle between Pigeon Peak and Turret Peak, southwest of Pigeon. Turret Peak is a high peak of the Needle Mountains, a subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of the US State of Colorado The route then descends and makes a traverse around to the opposite side of the peak, finally ascending the northwest slopes. [3] Difficulties involve class 3 scrambling. 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 Scrambling (also known as alpine scrambling) is a method of ascending rocky faces and ridges [5]
References
- ^ Colorado high-prominence peaks
- ^ This uses a 300 foot topographic prominence cutoff.
- ^ a b Mike Garratt and Bob Martin, Colorado's High Thirteeners, Third Edition, Johnson Press, Boulder, 1992, ISBN 0-917895-39-8.
- ^ Pigeon Peak on Topozone
- ^ Pigeon Peak on Summitpost
External links
- Pigeon Peak is at coordinates Coordinates:
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