Hesperus Mountain
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| Hesperus Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 13,232 ft (4,033 m) |
| Location | Colorado, United States |
| Range | San Juan Mountains, Rocky Mountains |
| Prominence | 2,832 feet (863 m) |
| Coordinates | |
| First ascent | unrecorded (probably indigenous) |
| Easiest route | scramble |
This article is about the peak in Colorado. For the peak in Alaska, see Mount Hesperus (Alaska).
Hesperus Mountain or Hesperus Peak is a peak in the La Plata Mountains, a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains, which in turn are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, United States. Though not of particularly high elevation for the region, it is visually quite prominent, as it is near the southern edge of the San Juans.
Hesperus is perhaps most notable as the Diné (Navajo) Peoples' Sacred Mountain of the North, Dibe Ntsaa or Dibentsaa.
If Hesperus is, as it has traditionally been understood, the high point of the La Plata Mountains, then it has a high topographic prominence. However this is disputed, with the crown likely going to nearby Lavender Mountain, about 0.4 miles (0.65 km) to the southeast.
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[edit] Sources
- Hesperus Mountain on Topozone
- Lavender Peak on peakbagger.com (A detailed account of an unofficial re-evaluation of Hesperus)
- Colorado Peaks with Prominence > 2000 feet
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