| Humboldt Peak | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Humboldt_Peak_from_near_south_colony_lakes_trailhead.jpg) Humboldt Peak, south aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,070 ft (4,289 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 1,204 ft (367 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 1.41 mi (2.27 km)[2] |
| Listing | Colorado Fourteener 37th |
| Coordinates | 37°58′34″N 105°33′19″W / 37.9761111°N 105.5552855°W[3] |
| Geography | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:USA_Colorado_relief_location_map.svg)  Humboldt Peak | |
| Location | Custer County, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
| Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range, Crestones[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Crestone Peak, Colorado[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | West Ridge: Hike, class 2[4] |
Humboldt Peak is a high mountain summit of the Crestones in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,070-foot (4,289 m) fourteener is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 11.9 miles (19.2 km) south-southwest (bearing 204°) of the Town of Westcliffe in Custer County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3]
The Crestones are a cluster of high summits in the Sangre de Cristo Range, comprising Crestone Peak, Crestone Needle, Kit Carson Peak, Challenger Point, Humboldt Peak, and Columbia Point.
The mountain was named in honor of German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt.[5]
- ^ a b The elevation of Humboldt Peak includes an adjustment of +1.790 m (+5.87 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e "Humboldt Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Humboldt Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ "Humboldt Peak Routes". 14ers.com.
- ^ Eichler, George R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder, Colorado: Johnson Publishing Company. LCCN 77-089726.