Handies Peak Explained

Handies Peak
Photo Size:	225px
Elevation System:	NAVD88
Elevation:	14,058 ft (4284.8 m)
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Prominence:	1908 ft (582 m)
Prominence Ref:	^[2]
Isolation:	11.18 mi (18.00 km)
Range:	San Juan Mountains
Location:	Hinsdale County, Colorado, U.S.^[3]
Map:	Colorado
Coordinates:	37.913°N -107.5044°W
Topo:	USGS 7.5' topographic map Handies Peak, Colorado
First Ascent:	1874 Franklin Rhoda
Easiest Route:	Southwest Slopes: Hike, ^[4]

Handies Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit of the San Juan Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 4284.8m (14,057.7feet) fourteener is located in the Bureau of Land Management Handies Peak Wilderness Study Area, 21.5km (13.4miles) southwest by west (bearing 232°) of the Town of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States.^{[2] [3] [5]}

Climbing

There is a class 1 route to the top.^[6]

See also

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of mountain peaks of Colorado
      • List of Colorado fourteeners

External links

• Web site: Handies Peak . 14ers.com .
• Grizzly Gulch Trail to Handies Peak

Notes and References

1. HL0635. HANDIES. January 6, 2016.
2. 5840. Handies Peak, Colorado. January 6, 2016.
3. 187404. Handies Peak. October 29, 2014.
4. Web site: Handies Peak Routes . 14ers.com .
5. Web site: Handies Peak . 2013-02-27 . Bureau of Land Management . 30 May 2013.
6. Web site: Handies Peak - Southwest Slopes Route Description . 2024-11-02 . 14ers.com . en.