Hagues Peak Explained

Hagues Peak
Elevation Ft:13573
Elevation Ref:[1] [2]
Prominence Ft:2420.
Prominence Ref:[3]
Isolation Mi:15.70
Range:Mummy Range
Location:Rocky Mountain National Park, High point of Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Map:Colorado
Coordinates:40.4845°N -105.6464°W
Topo:USGS 7.5' topographic map
Trail Ridge, Colorado[4]
Easiest Route:hike

Hagues Peak is the highest summit of the Mummy Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 135730NaN0 thirteener is in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 15.9km (09.9miles) northwest (bearing 318°) of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States. Hagues Peak is the highest point in Larimer County, Colorado.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Mountain

Hagues Peak is named after geologists James and Arnold Hague, who surveyed the area in the late 1800s.[5] Fairchild Mountain is about 1.4miles to the southwest, while Mummy Mountain is about 1.4miles to the southeast. The Rowe Glacier lies about 300yd north of the mountain.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. LL1350. HAGUE RM. October 20, 2014.
  2. The elevation of Hagues Peak includes an adjustment of +1.719 m (+5.64 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. 5590. Hagues Peak, Colorado. October 20, 2014.
  4. 177613. Hagues Peak. November 15, 2014.
  5. Paul, Susan Joy. Climbing Colorado's Mountains. (2015). Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 42.
  6. Trail Ridge, CO . https://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=40.484487&lon=-105.646398&datum=nad27&zoom=8&map=auto&coord=d&mode=zomout&size=m. 29 March 2017.