Capitol Peak (Colorado)

Capitol Peak
Capitol Peak, from Capitol Lake
Highest point
Elevation14,137 ft (4309 m)[1][2]
NAVD88
Prominence1750 ft (533 m)[2]
Isolation7.44 mi (11.98 km)[2]
Listing
Coordinates39°09′01″N 107°04′59″W / 39.1502596°N 107.0829396°W / 39.1502596; -107.0829396[3]
Geography
Capitol Peak is located in Colorado
Capitol Peak
Capitol Peak
LocationPitkin County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent rangeElk Mountains[2]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Capitol Peak, Colorado[3]
Climbing
First ascent1909 by Percy Hagerman and Harold Clark[1]
Easiest routeNortheast Ridge: Climb, class 4[5]

Capitol Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. It is the 52nd highest mountain in North America. The 14,137-foot (4,309 m) fourteener is located in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest, 8.7 miles (14.0 km) east by south (bearing 104°) of the community of Redstone in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States.[2][4][3]

  1. ^ a b Walter R. Borneman; Lyndon J. Lampert (1989). A Climbing Guide To Colorado's Fourteeners (2 ed.). p. 145. ISBN 0-87108-751-0.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Capitol Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Capitol Peak". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Capitol Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Capitol Peak Routes". 14ers.com.