Handies Peak | |
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![]() The peak in 2018. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 14,058 ft (4284.8 m)[1] NAVD88 |
Prominence | 1908 ft (582 m)[2] |
Isolation | 11.18 mi (18.00 km)[2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 37°54′47″N 107°30′16″W / 37.9129769°N 107.5044042°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Hinsdale County, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
Parent range | San Juan Mountains[2] |
Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Handies Peak, Colorado[1] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1874 Franklin Rhoda |
Easiest route | Southwest Slopes: Hike, class 1[4] |
Handies Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit of the San Juan Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,058-foot (4284.8 m) fourteener is located in the Bureau of Land Management Handies Peak Wilderness Study Area, 13.4 miles (21.5 km) southwest by west (bearing 232°) of the Town of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States.[2][3][5]