Pigeon Peak , elevation 13,978 ft (4,260 m), is a summit in the Needle Mountains , a subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of the US State of Colorado . It rises dramatically on the east side of the Animas River , 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the fourteener Mount Eolus . It is located in the Weminuche Wilderness , part of the San Juan National Forest .
6-535: Pigeon Peak is notable both for its absolute height and for its local relief. It is the 57th highest independent peak in Colorado, narrowly missing the well-known list of fourteeners . In terms of local relief, it is one of the most impressive peaks in Colorado. Its most dramatic rise is over the Animas River to the west, over which it rises nearly 6,000 feet (1,829 m) in under 2.5 miles (4 km). Also, its east face
12-479: A higher summit), or a combination of the two. However, fourteener lists do not always use such objective rules consistently. A rule commonly used by mountaineers in the contiguous United States is that a peak must have at least 300 ft (91 m) of prominence to qualify. By this rule, Colorado has 53 fourteeners, California has 12, and Washington has 2. According to the Mountaineering Club of Alaska,
18-532: A traverse around to the opposite side of the peak, finally ascending the northwest slopes. Difficulties involve class 3 scrambling . This Colorado state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Fourteeners In the mountaineering parlance of the Western United States , a fourteener (also spelled 14er ) is a mountain peak with an elevation of at least 14,000 ft (4267 m). The 96 fourteeners in
24-482: Is an 800 feet (244 m) cliff. Since Pigeon Peak is not a fourteener, it sees far less traffic than the nearby trio of Mount Eolus , Windom Peak and Sunlight Peak . The standard route is not technically difficult, but it is long and requires a little-hiked wilderness approach. Climbers typically camp near Ruby Lake north of the peak. From there the route ascends to a saddle between Pigeon Peak and Turret Peak , southwest of Pigeon. The route then descends and makes
30-692: The United States are all west of the Mississippi River . Colorado has the most (53) of any single state; Alaska is second with 29. Many peak baggers try to climb all fourteeners in the contiguous United States , one particular state, or another region. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: Not all summits over 14,000 feet qualify as fourteeners. Summits that qualify are those considered by mountaineers to be independent. Objective standards for independence include topographic prominence and isolation (distance from
36-793: The standard in Alaska uses a 500-foot (150 m) prominence rule rather than a 300-foot (91 m) rule. By this rule, Alaska has at least 21 peaks over 14,000 ft (4,267 m) and its 12 highest peaks exceed 15,000 ft (4,572 m). Download coordinates as: The following table lists the 96 mountain peaks of the United States with at least 14,000 ft (4267 m) of topographic elevation and at least 300 ft (91.44 m) of topographic prominence]. Of these, 53 rise in Colorado , 29 in Alaska, 12 in California, and 2 in Washington (Liberty Cap
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