Dolores Peak is a high mountain summit in the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,296-foot (4,053 m) thirteener is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness, 16.7 miles (26.9 km) west-southwest (bearing 246°) of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Juan National Forest and Dolores County from Uncompahgre National Forest and San Miguel County.[1][2][4]
| Dolores Peak | |
|---|---|
_-02_(7924528958).jpg) Dolores Peak to right, from southwest | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,296 ft (4,053 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 730 ft (223 m)[3] |
| Parent peak | Middle Peak |
| Isolation | 1.12 mi (1.80 km) |
| Coordinates | 37°50′25″N 108°05′47″W / 37.8402712°N 108.0964626°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Dolores Peak | |
| Location | Dolores and San Miguel counties, Colorado, United States[4] |
| Parent range | San Miguel Mountains[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Dolores Peak, Colorado[4] |
Topographic prominence
editDolores Peak may be higher than neighboring Middle Peak on the same drainage divide. If this is the case, Dolores Peak would be the more topographically prominent of the two summits.
Historical names
edit- Dolores Mountain
- Dolores Peak – 1965 [4]
- Dunn Peak
- Dunns Peak
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b The elevation of Dolores Peak includes an adjustment of +1.800 m (+5.91 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c "Dolores Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ Dolores Peak may be higher than Middle Peak.
- ^ a b c d e "Dolores Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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