California Peak

California Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,855-foot (4,223 m) thirteener is located on the Sierra Blanca Massif, 12.1 miles (19.5 km) north (bearing 4°) of the Town of Blanca, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating in Rio Grande National Forest and Alamosa County from San Isabel National Forest and Huerfano County.[1][2][3]

California Peak
California Peak is located in Colorado
California Peak
California Peak
Highest point
Elevation13,855 ft (4,223 m)[1][2]
Prominence629 ft (192 m)[2]
Isolation2.19 mi (3.52 km)[2]
Coordinates37°36′51″N 105°29′55″W[3]
Geography
LocationAlamosa and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeSangre de Cristo Range,
Sierra Blanca Massif[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Blanca Peak, Colorado[3]

Mountain

See also

References
  1. The elevation of California Peak includes an adjustment of +1.813 m (+5.95 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. "California Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. "California Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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