| Coxcomb Peak | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Redcliff_and_Coxcomb.jpg) North aspect centered (Redcliff to the left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,656 ft (4,162 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 776 ft (237 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Wetterhorn Peak (14,021 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 1.82 mi (2.93 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 38°04′48″N 107°32′02″W / 38.0799543°N 107.5337897°W[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Cockscomb |
| Geography | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USA_Colorado_relief_location_map.svg)  Coxcomb Peak Location in Colorado &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) Coxcomb Peak Coxcomb Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | Hinsdale County / Ouray County Colorado, US |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains San Juan Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Wetterhorn Peak |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1929, Henry Buchtel |
| Easiest route | class 5.3 climbing[2] SW Chimney |
Coxcomb Peak is a 13,656-foot-elevation (4,162-meter) mountain summit located on the common boundary of Hinsdale County and Ouray County, in Colorado, United States.[3] It is situated nine miles northeast of the community of Ouray, in the Uncompahgre Wilderness, on land managed by Uncompahgre National Forest. It is part of the San Juan Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and is situated west of the Continental Divide. Coxcomb ranks as the 171st-highest peak in Colorado,[2] and topographic relief is significant as the south aspect rises 2,000 feet (610 meters) above Wetterhorn Basin in approximately one mile, and 4,400 feet (1,300 meters) above Cow Creek in three miles. Neighbors include Precipice Peak 2.7 miles to the north, Redcliff one-half mile north, Matterhorn Peak 2.3 miles to the east-southeast, and nearest higher neighbor Wetterhorn Peak 1.8 mile to the southeast. The mountain's descriptive name, which has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, was in use since at least 1906 when Henry Gannett published it in the Gazetteer of Colorado.[4]
- ^ a b "Coxcomb Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ a b c d "Coxcomb Peak - 13,656' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ a b "Coxcomb Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ Henry Gannett, Gazetteer of Colorado, 1906, US Government Printing Office, page 50.