Horn Peak

Mountain in the state of Colorado
Horn Peak is located in Colorado
Horn Peak
Horn Peak
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Horn Peak is located in the United States
Horn Peak
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Horn Peak (the United States)
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CountryUnited StatesStateColoradoCountyCusterProtected areaSangre de Cristo WildernessParent rangeRocky Mountains
Sangre de Cristo Range[5]Topo mapUSGS Horn PeakGeologyMountain typeFault blockClimbingEasiest routeHiking class 2[3]
Northeast ridge or West ridge[2]

Horn Peak is a 13,450-foot (4,100 m) mountain summit in Custer County, Colorado, United States.

Description

Horn Peak is set in the Sangre de Cristo Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It is the 14-highest summit in Custer County,[6] and can be seen from Highway 69 near the community of Westcliffe. The mountain is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness on land managed by San Isabel National Forest.[5] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of Grape Creek which in turn is a tributary of the Arkansas River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,250 feet (686 m) above Cottonwood Creek in 0.6 mile (1 km). An ascent of the peak involves nine miles (14 km) of strenuous hiking.[1] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Horn Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[7] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer, with a dry period in late spring.

Gallery

  • Left to right: Little Horn Peak, Fluted Peak, Horn Peak
    Left to right: Little Horn Peak, Fluted Peak, Horn Peak
  • Sangre de Cristo Range viewed from Hardscrabble Pass. Horn Peak centered, Mount Adams is the highest peak to left, and Fluted Peak between those two.
    Sangre de Cristo Range viewed from Hardscrabble Pass. Horn Peak centered, Mount Adams is the highest peak to left, and Fluted Peak between those two.
  • Horn Peak
    Horn Peak
  • Horn Peak (left) and Comanche Peak (right)
    Horn Peak (left) and Comanche Peak (right)
  • Sangre de Cristo Range with road pointed at Horn Peak
    Sangre de Cristo Range with road pointed at Horn Peak

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Lee Hart (2016), Hiking Colorado's Sangre de Cristos and Great Sand Dunes, Falcon Guides, ISBN 9781493023813, p. 97.
  2. ^ a b Robert M. Ormes (2000), Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Colorado Mountain Club Press, ISBN 9780967146607, p. 105.
  3. ^ a b c d "Horn Peak – 13,454' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Horn Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Horn Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "Horn Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.

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  • Horn Peak: weather forecast
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Venable Peak San Isabel National Forest Westcliffe
San Luis Valley
Horn Peak
 Grape Creek
Fluted Peak Colony Baldy
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