Spread Eagle Peak
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation13,423 ft (4,091 m)[1][2]
Prominence443 ft (135 m)[3]
Parent peakRito Alto Peak (13,803 ft)[4]
Isolation0.93 mi (1.50 km)[3]
Coordinates38°07′31″N 105°38′37″W / 38.1252369°N 105.6435197°W / 38.1252369; -105.6435197[5]
Geography
Spread Eagle Peak is located in Colorado
Spread Eagle Peak
Spread Eagle Peak
Location in Colorado
Spread Eagle Peak is located in the United States
Spread Eagle Peak
Spread Eagle Peak
Spread Eagle Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyCuster
Protected areaSangre de Cristo Wilderness
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
Sangre de Cristo Range[2]
Topo mapUSGS Electric Peak
Geology
Mountain typeFault block
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking class 2+[3]

Spread Eagle Peak is a 13,423-foot (4,091 m) mountain summit in Custer County, Colorado, United States.

Description

Spread Eagle Peak is set in the Sangre de Cristo Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It is the 15-highest summit in Custer County,[4] and can be seen from Highway 69 and Highway 96 near the town of Westcliffe. The mountain is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness on land managed by San Isabel National Forest.[2] 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 1,940 feet (591 m) above Lake of the Clouds in 0.6 mile (1 km) and 3,000 feet (914 m) above North Taylor Creek in one mile (1.6 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Spread Eagle Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[6] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer, with a dry period in late spring.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Robert M. Ormes (2000), Guide to the Colorado Mountains, Colorado Mountain Club Press, ISBN 9780967146607, p. 103.
  2. 1 2 3 "Spread Eagle Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Spread Eagle Peak – 13,436' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Spread Eagle Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Spread Eagle Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ 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.
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