Fishers Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 9,633 ft (2,936 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,847 ft (563 m)[3] |
Isolation | 30.98 mi (49.86 km)[3] |
Listing | Colorado prominent summits Colorado range high points |
Coordinates | 37°05′54″N 104°27′46″W / 37.0982085°N 104.4627796°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Las Animas County, Colorado, United States[4] |
Parent range | Highest summit of Raton Mesas[3] |
Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Fishers Peak, Colorado[1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | hike |
Fishers Peak is a spur of the Ratón Mesa,[5][6] which reaches the highest elevation of the collective mesas of the Ratón formation commencing at the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, a subset of the Rocky Mountains, from the west, 90 miles eastward to the Oklahoma border. Ratón Mesas include Black Mesa, Johnson Mesa, and Mesa de Maya. The prominent 9,633-foot (2,936 m) mesa is located 5.5 miles (8.8 km) south by east (bearing 163°) of the Town of Trinidad in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. Fishers Peak is higher than any point in the United States east of its longitude.[1][2][3][4]