Hallett Peak

Hallett Peak is a mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,720-foot (3,877 m) peak is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 10.1 miles (16.2 km) southwest by west (bearing 240°) of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Grand and Larimer counties.[1][2][3][4]

Hallett Peak
Hallett Peak reflected in Lake Haiyaha at sunrise
Highest point
Elevation12,720 ft (3,877 m)[1][2]
Prominence733 ft (223 m)[3]
Isolation1.97 mi (3.17 km)[3]
Coordinates40°18′11″N 105°41′09″W[1]
Naming
EtymologyWilliam L. Hallett
Geography
Hallett Peak is located in Colorado
Hallett Peak
Hallett Peak
LocationContinental Divide in
Rocky Mountain National Park between Grand and Larimer counties, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent rangeFront Range
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
McHenrys Peak, Colorado[1]
Climbing
Easiest routehike

Mountain

Hallett Peak is on the Continental Divide, flanked by Flattop Mountain to the north and Otis Peak to the south. Just to its east lie Emerald Lake, Dream Lake, and Nymph Lake, access to which is usually from the Bear Lake Comfort Station.[5][6]

The Northcutt-Carter Route of Hallett Peak is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America.[5][6] Non-technical climbers may reach the summit of Hallett Peak by hiking up the Flattop Mountain Trail to its highpoint, then walking south along the ridgeline and ascending the peak over talus piles.

Etymology

The mountain is named for William L. Hallett (1856–1947), an outstanding mountain climber and one of the founders of the Rocky Mountain Club.[7] Hallett arrived in the Estes Park area as a young MIT-trained engineer on vacation in 1878. He became enamored with the area and decided to remain, and became a rancher based in Loveland, Colorado.[8] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Hallett Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[9] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter and as thunderstorms in summer, with a dry period in late spring.

  • Otis Peak (left), Hallett Peak (center), Flattop Mountain (right)
    Otis Peak (left), Hallett Peak (center), Flattop Mountain (right)
  • Looking west over Dream Lake. Hallett Peak is on the left with the dramatic cliff band and prominent point.
    Looking west over Dream Lake. Hallett Peak is on the left with the dramatic cliff band and prominent point.
  • A view from Bierstadt Lake. Hallett Peak is at the center, flanked on the left by Otis Peak, with Flattop Mountain and Ptarmigan Point on the right.
    A view from Bierstadt Lake. Hallett Peak is at the center, flanked on the left by Otis Peak, with Flattop Mountain and Ptarmigan Point on the right.
  • Otis Peak (left) and Hallett Peak from northeast
    Otis Peak (left) and Hallett Peak from northeast

See also

References
  1. "HALLETT TP". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  2. The elevation of Hallett Peak includes an adjustment of +1.612 m (+5.29 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. "Hallett Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  4. "Hallett Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  5. Roper, Steve; Steck, Allen (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. ISBN 0-87156-292-8.
  6. Stewart M. Green Rock Climbing Colorado, Chockstone, Falcon, Helena, MO, 1995; ISBN 1-56044-334-0.
  7. Bright, William (2004). Colorado Place Names. Big Earth Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-55566-333-9.
  8. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Edgemont Hallett House
  9. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
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