| Top 50 Colorado Peaks by spire measure |
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| David
Metzler, 9/17/04 |
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| Cutoff
is RS/S >= 1/2. |
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| All
values in meters except as noted. RS and S are accurate to within 3-10
meters. |
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| Height
values in feet may differ slightly from standard figures due to rounding. |
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| Entries
in blue do not appear on the Top 50 list by reduced spire measure. |
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| Rank |
Peak Name |
S |
RS |
RS/S |
Ht |
Ht(ft) |
Range |
Lat(°) |
Long(°) |
| 1 |
Sopris, Mount (West) |
422 |
422 |
1.00 |
3948 |
12953 |
Elk |
39.263 |
-107.176 |
| 2 |
Longs Peak |
415 |
415 |
1.00 |
4345 |
14255 |
Front |
40.255 |
-105.615 |
| 3 |
West Spanish Peak |
415 |
415 |
1.00 |
4153 |
13625 |
Sangre |
37.376 |
-104.994 |
| 4 |
Pyramid Peak |
408 |
401 |
0.98 |
4273 |
14019 |
Elk |
39.072 |
-106.950 |
| 5 |
Blanca Peak |
396 |
379 |
0.96 |
4372 |
14344 |
Sangre |
37.578 |
-105.486 |
| 6 |
Crestone Needle |
392 |
387 |
0.99 |
4327 |
14196 |
Sangre |
37.965 |
-105.577 |
| 7 |
Sneffels, Mount |
388 |
388 |
1.00 |
4313 |
14150 |
San Juan |
38.004 |
-107.792 |
| 8 |
Kit Carson Mountain |
385 |
239 |
0.62 |
4318 |
14166 |
Sangre |
37.980 |
-105.603 |
| 9 |
Pigeon Peak |
384 |
376 |
0.98 |
4259 |
13973 |
San Juan |
37.633 |
-107.646 |
| 10 |
East Spanish Peak |
375 |
268 |
0.71 |
3866 |
12684 |
Sangre |
37.394 |
-104.920 |
| 11 |
Princeton, Mount |
372 |
368 |
0.99 |
4327 |
14196 |
Sawatch |
38.749 |
-106.242 |
| 12 |
Capitol Peak |
365 |
328 |
0.90 |
4307 |
14130 |
Elk |
39.150 |
-107.083 |
| 13 |
North Maroon Peak |
362 |
295 |
0.81 |
4272 |
14016 |
Elk |
39.076 |
-106.987 |
| 14 |
Lamborn, Mount |
360 |
353 |
0.98 |
3474 |
11397 |
West Elk |
38.803 |
-107.523 |
| 15 |
Ragged Peak (South) |
360 |
343 |
0.95 |
3804 |
12480 |
West Elk |
39.029 |
-107.279 |
| 16 |
Pikes Peak |
359 |
345 |
0.96 |
4301 |
14111 |
Front |
38.841 |
-105.042 |
| 17 |
Chair Mountain |
355 |
234 |
0.66 |
3877 |
12720 |
West Elk |
39.059 |
-107.282 |
| 18 |
West Beckwith Mountain |
353 |
336 |
0.95 |
3714 |
12185 |
West Elk |
38.860 |
-107.274 |
| 19 |
Dallas Peak |
350 |
247 |
0.71 |
4209 |
13809 |
San Juan |
37.988 |
-107.824 |
| 20 |
Mears Peak |
349 |
257 |
0.74 |
4114 |
13497 |
San Juan |
38.010 |
-107.863 |
| 21 |
Landsend Peak |
348 |
247 |
0.71 |
3294 |
10807 |
West Elk |
38.771 |
-107.552 |
| 22 |
Humboldt Peak |
346 |
201 |
0.58 |
4287 |
14065 |
Sangre |
37.976 |
-105.555 |
| 23 |
El Diente Peak |
343 |
327 |
0.95 |
4316 |
14160 |
San Juan |
37.839 |
-108.005 |
| 24 |
Lindsey, Mount |
341 |
209 |
0.61 |
4280 |
14042 |
Sangre |
37.584 |
-105.445 |
| 25 |
Marcellina Mountain |
337 |
294 |
0.87 |
3459 |
11348 |
West Elk |
38.930 |
-107.244 |
| 26 |
Animas Mountain |
336 |
228 |
0.68 |
4202 |
13786 |
San Juan |
37.643 |
-107.630 |
| 27 |
Wilson Peak |
335 |
221 |
0.66 |
4272 |
14016 |
San Juan |
37.860 |
-107.985 |
| 28 |
Bushnell Peak |
334 |
321 |
0.96 |
3995 |
13107 |
Sangre |
38.341 |
-105.889 |
| 29 |
P13134 (San Juan) |
332 |
281 |
0.85 |
4003 |
13133 |
San Juan |
38.025 |
-107.891 |
| 30 |
Guardian, The |
329 |
312 |
0.95 |
4151 |
13619 |
San Juan |
37.664 |
-107.540 |
| 31 |
Garfield, Mount (N Peak) |
328 |
300 |
0.91 |
3905 |
12812 |
San Juan |
37.699 |
-107.640 |
| 32 |
Holy Cross, Mount of the |
326 |
320 |
0.98 |
4269 |
14006 |
Sawatch |
39.467 |
-106.482 |
| 33 |
Ouray, Mount |
326 |
313 |
0.96 |
4258 |
13970 |
Sawatch |
38.423 |
-106.225 |
| 34 |
Whitehouse Mtn (San Juan) |
324 |
206 |
0.64 |
4112 |
13491 |
San Juan |
38.020 |
-107.738 |
| 35 |
P13384 (Sangre) |
322 |
238 |
0.74 |
4080 |
13386 |
Sangre |
37.896 |
-105.555 |
| 36 |
Antero, Mount |
322 |
231 |
0.72 |
4349 |
14268 |
Sawatch |
38.674 |
-106.246 |
| 37 |
Adams, Mount (Sangre) |
322 |
189 |
0.59 |
4246 |
13930 |
Sangre |
38.007 |
-105.605 |
| 38 |
Shavano, Mount |
321 |
279 |
0.87 |
4337 |
14229 |
Sawatch |
38.619 |
-106.239 |
| 39 |
Gunnison, Mount |
320 |
268 |
0.84 |
3877 |
12720 |
West Elk |
38.812 |
-107.382 |
| 40 |
Potosi Peak |
319 |
237 |
0.74 |
4202 |
13786 |
San Juan |
37.990 |
-107.749 |
| 41 |
Galena Peak |
319 |
199 |
0.62 |
3798 |
12460 |
Sangre |
38.309 |
-105.869 |
| 42 |
Chief's Head Peak |
316 |
211 |
0.67 |
4139 |
13579 |
Front |
40.250 |
-105.642 |
| 43 |
P12802 (Sangre) |
315 |
158 |
0.50 |
3902 |
12802 |
Sangre |
38.361 |
-105.889 |
| 44 |
Horn Peak |
313 |
242 |
0.77 |
4100 |
13451 |
Sangre |
38.039 |
-105.586 |
| 45 |
Echo Mountain |
311 |
285 |
0.92 |
4057 |
13310 |
San Juan |
37.592 |
-107.571 |
| 46 |
Seven, Mount (Sangre) |
311 |
262 |
0.84 |
4053 |
13297 |
Sangre |
37.847 |
-105.492 |
| 47 |
Ute Peak |
309 |
304 |
0.98 |
3042 |
9980 |
Four Corners |
37.284 |
-108.779 |
| 48 |
Gibbs Peak |
309 |
275 |
0.89 |
4131 |
13553 |
Sangre |
38.164 |
-105.666 |
| 49 |
Vestal Peak |
309 |
260 |
0.84 |
4226 |
13865 |
San Juan |
37.689 |
-107.603 |
| 50 |
Hunts Peak |
308 |
224 |
0.73 |
3984 |
13071 |
Sangre |
38.383 |
-105.945 |
| Plus |
10: missed S cut by <
10m |
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P12808 (Snowmass) |
305 |
257 |
0.84 |
3904 |
12808 |
Elk |
39.167 |
-107.003 |
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Crested Butte |
304 |
294 |
0.97 |
3707 |
12162 |
Elk |
38.883 |
-106.944 |
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Cottonwood Peak |
304 |
233 |
0.77 |
4142 |
13589 |
Sangre |
38.219 |
-105.757 |
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Colony Baldy |
304 |
155 |
0.51 |
4177 |
13704 |
Sangre |
37.995 |
-105.560 |
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Whitehouse Mtn (W Elk) |
301 |
280 |
0.93 |
3650 |
11975 |
West Elk |
39.052 |
-107.154 |
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Precipice Peak |
300 |
286 |
0.95 |
4006 |
13143 |
San Juan |
38.119 |
-107.535 |
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Yale, Mount |
300 |
266 |
0.89 |
4327 |
14196 |
Sawatch |
38.844 |
-106.314 |
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Gibson Peak |
300 |
245 |
0.82 |
3925 |
12877 |
Sangre |
38.073 |
-105.713 |
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P13722 (Pyramid S) |
300 |
164 |
0.55 |
4183 |
13722 |
Elk |
39.057 |
-106.955 |
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Sunshine Peak |
297 |
290 |
0.98 |
4268 |
14002 |
San Juan |
37.923 |
-107.426 |
| Plus |
2: missed RS/S cut by
< 0.05 |
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Little Bear |
391 |
187 |
0.48 |
4279 |
14039 |
Sangre |
37.567 |
-105.498 |
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Twin Peaks (N) (Sangre) |
337 |
165 |
0.49 |
4139 |
13579 |
Sangre |
37.590 |
-105.519 |
| Plus |
2: missed both cuts |
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Arrow Peak |
304 |
149 |
0.49 |
4207 |
13802 |
San Juan |
37.693 |
-107.610 |
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P13735 (San Juan) |
304 |
147 |
0.48 |
4187 |
13735 |
San Juan |
37.993 |
-107.849 |
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