Culebra Peak | |
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![]() Culebra Peak viewed from south of San Luis. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 14,053 ft (4283 m)[1] NAVD88 |
Prominence | 4827 ft (1471 m)[1] |
Isolation | 35.4 mi (56.9 km)[1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 37°07′20″N 105°11′08″W / 37.1222416°N 105.1855625°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Costilla County, Colorado, U.S.[2] |
Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Highest summit of the Culebra Range[1] |
Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Culebra Peak, Colorado[2] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Northwest Ridge: Hike, class 2[3] |
Culebra Peak (Spanish for "snake") is the highest summit of the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,053-foot (4,283 m) fourteener is located on private land, 14.2 miles (22.8 km) east-southeast (bearing 113°) of San Luis in Costilla County, Colorado, United States.[1][2] Culebra Peak is the southernmost fourteener in the Rocky Mountains.