Apishapa Picnic Area
Apishapa Picnic Area is in Las Animas, Colorado and has an elevation of 9,721 feet. Apishapa Picnic Area is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Cordova Pass, as well as near West Spanish Peak.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Spanish Peak and Spanish Peaks.
West Spanish Peak
Peak
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West Spanish Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit that is the higher of the two Spanish Peaks in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 13,631-foot peak is located in the Spanish Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 9.1 miles south of the Town of La Veta, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Huerfano and Las Animas counties. West Spanish Peak is situated 2 miles north of Apishapa Picnic Area.
Spanish Peaks
Peak
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The Spanish Peaks are a pair of prominent mountains located in southwestern Huerfano County, Colorado. The Comanche people call them Huajatolla or Wa-ha-toy-yah meaning "double mountain" The two peaks, East Spanish Peak at elevation 12,688 feet and West Spanish Peak at elevation 13,631 feet, are east of, and separate from, the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Spanish Peaks is situated 2½ miles north of Apishapa Picnic Area.
Cordova Pass
Mountain saddle
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Cordova Pass in southern Colorado lies on the western shoulder of the West Spanish Peak, east of the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of the Western United States. Cordova Pass is situated 2 miles west of Apishapa Picnic Area.
Apishapa Picnic Area
Latitude
37.3439° or 37° 20′ 38″ northLongitude
-104.99139° or 104° 59′ 29″ westElevation
9,721 feet (2,963 metres)Open location code
859Q82V5+HCGeoNames ID
5412022
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