Hagues Peak

Hagues Peak
Hagues Peak viewed from Trail Ridge Road
Highest point
Elevation	13,573 ft (4,137 m)[1][2]
Prominence	2,420 ft (738 m)[3]
Isolation	15.70 mi (25.27 km)[3]
Listing	North America highest peaks 89th US highest major peaks 72nd Colorado highest major peaks 37th Colorado county high points 24th
Coordinates	40°29′04″N 105°38′47″W[1]
Geography
Hagues Peak Colorado
Location	Rocky Mountain National Park, High point of Larimer County, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent range	Mummy Range[3]
Topo map(s)	USGS 7.5' topographic map Trail Ridge, Colorado[4]
Climbing
Easiest route	hike

Hagues Peak is the highest summit of the Mummy Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,573-foot (4,137 m) thirteener is in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 9.9 miles (15.9 km) northwest (bearing 318°) of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States. Hagues Peak is the highest point in Larimer County, Colorado.^[1][2][3][4]

Mountain

Hagues Peak is named after geologists James and Arnold Hague, who surveyed the area in the late 1800s.^[5] Fairchild Mountain is about 1.4 miles (2.3 km) to the southwest, while Mummy Mountain is about 1.4 miles (2.3 km) to the southeast. The Rowe Glacier lies about 300 yards (270 m) north of the mountain.^[6]

See also

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of mountain peaks of Colorado
      • List of Colorado county high points

References

1. "HAGUE RM". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
2. The elevation of Hagues Peak includes an adjustment of +1.719 m (+5.64 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
3. "Hagues Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
4. "Hagues Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
5. Paul, Susan Joy. Climbing Colorado's Mountains. (2015). Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 42.
6. United States Geological Survey (March 29, 2017). Trail Ridge, CO quadrangle (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 29, 2017 – via TopoQuest.

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