Hesperus Mountain
Hesperus Mountain is the highest summit of the La Plata Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 13,237-foot thirteener is located in San Juan National Forest, 13.2 miles northeast by east of the Town of Mancos in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.
- Peak rising to 13,212 feet (4,027 metres)
- …is also known as “Hesperus Peak”
- Description: highest summit in the La Plata Mountains, a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sharkstooth Peak.
Sharkstooth Peak
Peak
Sharkstooth Peak is a 12,468-foot-elevation mountain summit in Montezuma County, Colorado.
Hesperus Mountain
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Latitude
37.445° or 37° 26′ 42″ north
Longitude
-108.08896° or 108° 5′ 20″ west
Open location code
859HCWV6+XC
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OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Hesperus Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hesperus Mountain”
- Chinese: “赫斯珀勒斯山”
- Dutch: “Hesperus Mountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هيسپيروس”
- French: “Hesperus Mountain”
- French: “mont Hesperus”
- Hausa: “Dutsen Hesperus (Colorado)”
- Hausa: “Dutsen Hesperus”
- Ladin: “Hesperus Mountain”
- Navajo: “Dibé Nitsaa”
- Navajo: “Dibé Ntsaa”
- Persian: “کوه هسپروس (کلرادو)”
- Persian: “کوه هسپروس”
- Urdu: “ہیسپیریس ماؤنٹین”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sliderock Basin and Owen Basin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lavender Peak and Centennial Peak.
Colorado: Highlights
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