Horn Peak

Horn Peak is a 13,450-foot (4,100 m) mountain summit in Custer County, Colorado, United States.

Horn Peak
Northeast aspect, from Westcliffe
Highest point
Elevation13,450 ft (4,100 m)[1][2]
Prominence747 ft (228 m)[3]
Parent peakFluted Peak (13,554 ft)[3]
Isolation1.28 mi (2.06 km)[3]
Coordinates38°02′19″N 105°35′10″W[4]
Geography
Horn Peak is located in Colorado
Horn Peak
Horn Peak
Location in Colorado
Horn Peak is located in the United States
Horn Peak
Horn Peak
Horn Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyCuster
Protected areaSangre de Cristo Wilderness
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
Sangre de Cristo Range[5]
Topo mapUSGS Horn Peak
Geology
Mountain typeFault block
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking class 2[3]
Northeast ridge or West ridge[2]

Description

Horn Peak is set in the Sangre de Cristo Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It is the 14-highest summit in Custer County,[6] and can be seen from Highway 69 near the community of Westcliffe. The mountain is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness on land managed by San Isabel National Forest.[5] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into tributaries of Grape Creek which in turn is a tributary of the Arkansas River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,250 feet (686 m) above Cottonwood Creek in 0.6 mile (1 km). An ascent of the peak involves nine miles (14 km) of strenuous hiking.[1] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Horn Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[7] 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.

  • Left to right: Little Horn Peak, Fluted Peak, Horn Peak
    Left to right: Little Horn Peak, Fluted Peak, Horn Peak
  • Sangre de Cristo Range viewed from Hardscrabble Pass. Horn Peak centered, Mount Adams is the highest peak to left, and Fluted Peak between those two.
    Sangre de Cristo Range viewed from Hardscrabble Pass. Horn Peak centered, Mount Adams is the highest peak to left, and Fluted Peak between those two.
  • Horn Peak
    Horn Peak
  • Horn Peak (left) and Comanche Peak (right)
    Horn Peak (left) and Comanche Peak (right)
  • Sangre de Cristo Range with road pointed at Horn Peak
    Sangre de Cristo Range with road pointed at Horn Peak

See also

References
  1. Lee Hart (2016), Hiking Colorado's Sangre de Cristos and Great Sand Dunes, Falcon Guides, ISBN 9781493023813, p. 97.
  2. Robert M. Ormes (2000), Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Colorado Mountain Club Press, ISBN 9780967146607, p. 105.
  3. "Horn Peak – 13,454' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  4. "Horn Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  5. "Horn Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  6. "Horn Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  7. 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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