| Babcock Peak | |
| Elevation Ft: | 13161 |
| Prominence Ft: | 505 |
| Prominence Ref: | [1] |
| Isolation Mi: | 0.65 |
| Isolation Ref: | [2] |
| Parent Peak: | Lavender Peak (13,233 ft) |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Colorado |
| Region: | La Plata |
| Region Type: | County |
| Range: | Rocky Mountains San Juan Mountains La Plata Mountains |
| Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 37.4283°N -108.077°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS La Plata |
| Easiest Route: | scrambling |
Babcock Peak is a 13161feet mountain summit in La Plata County, Colorado.
Babcock Peak is located 15miles northwest of the community of Durango on land managed by San Juan National Forest. It ranks as the fourth-highest summit of the La Plata Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.[2] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to the Mancos River and the southeast slope drains to the La Plata River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 3900abbr=offNaNabbr=off above the river in 2.2miles. Neighbors include Mount Moss 0.65miles to the north and Spiller Peak 0.43miles to the west.[2] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[3] and was recorded in publications in 1900.[4] [5] On February 25, 1962, a US Air Force T-29A plane struck the side of Babcock Peak in a snowstorm, killing the three crew.
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Babcock Peak has an alpine climate 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.