Lavender Peak (Colorado)
| Lavender Peak | |
|---|---|
  Lavender Peak | |
| Highest point | |
Hesperus Mountain[3] | |
| Isolation | 0.50 mi (0.80 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 37°26′30″N 108°04′49″W / 37.4416667°N 108.0802778°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Montezuma County, Colorado, United States[1] |
| Parent range | La Plata Mountains[3] |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map La Plata, Colorado[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
Lavender Peak is a
bearing 61°) of the Town of Mancos in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.[2][3][1] The peak lies 0.53 miles (0.85 km) east-southeast of the higher and more well-known Hesperus Mountain. Lavender Peak was named in honor of Dwight Garrigues Lavender (1911-1934), the author of a 1932 climbing guide to the San Juan Mountains.[1]
Mountain
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Historical names
- Lavendar Peak
- Lavender Peak – 1976 [1]
See also
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- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado county high points
References
- ^ a b c d e "Lavender Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Lavender Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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