Horn Peak

Horn Peak
Northeast aspect, from Westcliffe
Highest point
Elevation	13,450 ft (4,100 m)[1][2]
Prominence	747 ft (228 m)[3]
Parent peak	Fluted Peak (13,554 ft)[3]
Isolation	1.28 mi (2.06 km)[3]
Coordinates	38°02′19″N 105°35′10″W[4]
Geography
Horn Peak Location in Colorado Show map of Colorado Horn Peak Horn Peak (the United States) Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Custer
Protected area	Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
Parent range	Rocky Mountains Sangre de Cristo Range[5]
Topo map	USGS Horn Peak
Geology
Mountain type	Fault block
Climbing
Easiest route	Hiking class 2[3] Northeast ridge or West ridge[2]

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

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 thunderstorms in summer, with a dry period in late spring.

Gallery

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

See also

• Sangre de Cristo Mountains
• Mountains portal
• Thirteener

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.

External links

• Horn Peak: weather forecast