Handies Peak

Handies Peak
Handies Peak
	The peak in 2018.
Highest point
Elevation	14,048 ft (4284.8 m); NAVD88
Prominence	1908 ft (582 m)
Isolation	11.18 mi (18.00 km)
Listing	North America highest peaks 56th; US highest major peaks 42nd; Colorado highest major peak 22nd; Colorado fourteeners 40th;
Coordinates	37°54′47″N 107°30′16″W
Geography
	Handies Peak Colorado
Location	Hinsdale County, Colorado, U.S.
Parent range	San Juan Mountains
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map; Handies Peak, Colorado
Climbing
First ascent	1874 Franklin Rhoda
Easiest route	Southwest Slopes: Hike, class 1

Handies Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit of the San Juan Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,058-foot (4284.8 m) fourteener is located in the Bureau of Land Management Handies Peak Wilderness Study Area, 13.4 miles (21.5 km) southwest by west (bearing 232°) of the Town of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States.

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