Lavender Peak (Colorado) facts for kids
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 Lavender Peak
Location in Colorado
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,233 ft (4,033 m) |
| Prominence | 408 ft (124 m) |
| Isolation | 0.50 mi (0.80 km) |
| Parent peak | Hesperus Mountain |
| Geography | |
| Location | Montezuma County, Colorado, United States |
| Parent range | La Plata Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map La Plata, Colorado |
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| Easiest route | Scramble |
Lavender Peak is a high mountain summit in the La Plata Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,233-foot (4,033 m) thirteener is located in San Juan National Forest, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) northeast by east (bearing 61°) of the Town of Mancos in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The peak lies 0.53 miles (0.85 km) east-southeast of the higher and more well-known Hesperus Mountain. Lavender Peak was named in honor of Dwight Garrigues Lavender (1911-1934), the author of a 1932 climbing guide to the San Juan Mountains.
Mountain
Historical names
- Lavendar Peak
- Lavender Peak – 1976
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