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Castle Peak, Colorado

14,265 feet, 4348 meters

Subpeaks	Castle Peak-West Peak (13,803 ft/4207 m)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	39° 1' N; 106° 52' W 39.009636, -106.861324 (Dec Deg) 338841E 4319494N Zone 13 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Colorado
County/Second Level Region	Gunnison (Highest Point) Pitkin (Highest Point)
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Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Rocky Mountains
Range3: Southern Rocky Mountains
Range4: Elk Range Area (Highest Point)
Range5: Elk Mountains (Highest Point)

Drainage Basins

Colorado
Gulf of California
Pacific Ocean

Gunnison
Colorado
Gulf of California
Pacific Ocean

Ownership

Land: Gunnison National Forest (Highest Point)/White River National Forest (Highest Point)
Wilderness/Special Area: Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area (Highest Point)

Topo Map

Hayden Peak 39106-A7 1:24,000

Prominence

Clean Prominence: 2345 ft/715 m
Optimistic Prominence: 2385 ft/727 m
Key Col: Taylor Pass 11,920 ft/3633 m  (40 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 11,880 and 11,920 feet.
    Topo Map: Hayden Peak 39106-A7 1:24,000
    Key Col Lat/Long: 39° 1' N; 106° 45' W
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Isolation

20.95 mi/33.71 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
La Plata Peak (E)
Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.

First Ascent

1873
Henry Gannett

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