West Spanish Peak
| West Spanish Peak | |
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West Spanish Peak from the south
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,631 ft (4,155 m) |
| Prominence | 3,686 ft (1,123 m) |
| Isolation | 20.49 mi (32.98 km) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 37°22′32″N 104°59′37″W / 37.3755699°N 104.9936101°WCoordinates: 37°22′32″N 104°59′37″W / 37.3755699°N 104.9936101°W |
| Geography | |
 West Spanish Peak
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| Location |
Huerfano County and the high point of Las Animas County, Colorado, United States |
| Parent range |
Culebra Range, Highest summit of the Spanish Peaks |
| Topo map |
USGS 7.5' topographic map Spanish Peaks, Colorado |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | West Ridge: hike/scramble, class 2 |
West Spanish Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit that is the higher of the two Spanish Peaks in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 13,631-foot (4,155 m) peak is located in the Spanish Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 9.1 miles (14.7 km) south (bearing 175°) of the Town of La Veta, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Huerfano and Las Animas counties. The summit of West Spanish Peak is the highest point in Las Animas County, Colorado.
The Spanish Peaks are two large igneous stocks which form an eastern outlier of the Culebra Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. West Spanish Peak is the easternmost 4000 meter (13,123 ft) mountain peak in the United States. Due to its position well east of the Culebra Range and on the edge of the eastern plains of Colorado, West Spanish Peak enjoys great local vertical relief in almost all directions. For example, it rises over 6,000 ft (1,828 m) in less than 6.5 miles (10.5 km) on both its north and south flanks. Though not a fourteener, West Spanish Peak is the twelfth most topographically prominent peak in the state.
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