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Crestone Needle, Colorado


Prominence: 437 ft, 133 m

Elevation: 14,197 feet, 4327 meters


Approx. Isolation: 0.44 mi, 0.72 km
Elevation Info:NAVD88 Elevation: 14,203 ft / 4329 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)37° 57' 53'' N; 105° 34' 36'' W
37.964729, -105.576568 (Dec Deg)
449354E 4202058N Zone 13 (UTM)
CountryUnited States
State/ProvinceColorado
County/Second Level RegionCuster
Saguache
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     North America 14,000-foot Peaks (Unranked)
     Colorado 14,000-foot Peaks (Rank #18)
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     Colorado 13,500 foot Peaks (Rank #18)
     Colorado Mountain Club Fourteeners (Rank #18)
     United States 13,750-foot Peaks (Rank #44)

Selected Guidebook(s) for this Peak:
       Colorado's Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs (Roach)
       A Climbing Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners (Borneman, Lampert)

Selected Trip Reports from this site:
     2001-06-10 by Petter Bjørstad
     2002-06-16 by Joe Lavelle
     2006-06-17 by Brian Kalet
     2009-08-01 by David Foster

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ProminenceClean Prominence: 437 ft/133 m
Optimistic Prominence: 477 ft/145 m
Key Col: 13,760 ft/4194 m  (40 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 13,720 and 13,760 feet.
    Topo Map: Crestone Peak O37105h5 1:24,000
    Key Col Lat/Long: 37° 57' 58'' N; 105° 34' 53'' W
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Isolation0.44 mi/0.72 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Crestone Peak-East Peak  (WNW)
Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.
RangesContinent: North America
Range2: Rocky Mountains
Range3: Southern Rocky Mountains
Range4: Sangre de Cristo Range
Range5: Northern Sangre de Cristo Range
Range6: Crestone Group
Drainage BasinsArkansas
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
OwnershipLand: Pike and San Isabel National Forest/Rio Grande National Forest
Wilderness/Special Area: Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area
Topo MapCrestone Peak O37105h5 1:24,000
First AscentJuly 24, 1916
Eleanor Davis (United States)
Albert Ellingwood (United States)



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