East Spanish Peak
East Spanish Peak rises to 3,859 m in Colorado. Culebra Peak stands 4,283 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Spanish Peaks, a peak 3.3 miles away. Scenic Highway of Legends passes 4.6 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
East Spanish Peak is a prominent mountain summit that is the lower of the two Spanish Peaks in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,688-foot (3,867 m) peak is located in the Spanish Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 9.3 miles (14.9 km) southeast by south (bearing 148°) of the Town of La Veta, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Huerfano and Las Animas counties. The Spanish Peaks are two large igneous stocks which form an eastern outlier of the Culebra Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. East Spanish Peak is higher than any point in the United States east of its longitude; it is also the easternmost point in the United States over 12,000 feet (3,700 m), 11,000 feet (3,400 m), and 10,000 feet (3,000 m) feet above sea level.
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Wikidata Q5329410, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3859 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Scenic Highway of Legends, National
Overlooks nearby
77 named places within 25 miles
- Spanish Peaks: 3.3 mi
- West Spanish Peak: 4.2 mi
- Goemmer Butte: 8.7 mi
- North White Peak: 8.9 mi
- Middle White Peak: 9.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 3.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 3.6 mi
- Big Wall: 5.0 mi
- Devils Stairsteps: 6.7 mi
- Profile Rock: 7.3 mi
- Railroad Park: 9.4 mi
- Spanish Peaks State Wildlife Area: 11.7 mi
- City Park: 17.1 mi
- Huerfano Heritage Center: 17.6 mi
- Musuem of Friends: 17.6 mi
- Walsenburg Mining Museum: 17.7 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Heritage Park: 17.7 mi
- Hastings Mine Explosion: 16.6 mi
- Ludlow Memorial: 18.8 mi
- Apishapa Arche: 5.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of East Spanish Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culebra Peak | SW 218° | 4,283 m | 23.8 mi |
| Red Mountain | SW 217° | 4,237 m | 24.2 mi |
| West Spanish Peak | WSW 253° | 4,140 m | 4.2 mi |
| Spanish Peaks | WSW 249° | 4,136 m | 3.3 mi |
| Trinchera Peak | WSW 242° | 4,118 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cuatro Peak | SW 234° | 4,113 m | 15.9 mi |
| Miranda Peak | SW 219° | 4,095 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mariquita Peak | SW 230° | 4,088 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walsenburg 1 NW, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358929851
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