Handies Peak

Handies Peak
Handies Peak
	The peak in 2018.
Highest point
Elevation	14,058 ft (4284.8 m); NAVD88
Prominence	1908 ft (582 m)
Isolation	11.18 mi (18.00 km)
Listing	North America highest peaks 56th; US highest major peaks 42nd; Colorado highest major peak 22nd; Colorado fourteeners 40th;
Coordinates	37°54′47″N 107°30′16″W / 37.9129769°N 107.5044042°W
Geography
	Handies Peak Colorado
Location	Hinsdale County, Colorado, U.S.
Parent range	San Juan Mountains
Topo map(s)	USGS 7.5' topographic map; Handies Peak, Colorado
Climbing
First ascent	1874 Franklin Rhoda
Easiest route	Southwest Slopes: Hike, class 1

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "HANDIES". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Handies Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Handies Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
^ "Handies Peak Routes". 14ers.com.
^ "Handies Peak". Bureau of Land Management. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 30 May 2013.

External links

"Handies Peak". 14ers.com.
Grizzly Gulch Trail to Handies Peak Archived 2013-02-12 at the Wayback Machine

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[NGS-1] "HANDIES". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

[PB-2] "Handies Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

[GNIS-3] "Handies Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.

[4] "Handies Peak Routes". 14ers.com.

[BLM-5] "Handies Peak". Bureau of Land Management. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 30 May 2013.

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