West Spanish Peak
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Spanish Peaks.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cuchara.
Cuchara
Hamlet
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Cuchara is an unincorporated community located in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. It is located near a former ski resort in the mountains south of the town of La Veta. Cuchara is situated 6 miles west of West Spanish Peak.
West Spanish Peak
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 13,583 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Huerfano, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.37579° or 37° 22′ 33″ northLongitude
-104.99374° or 104° 59′ 38″ westElevation
13,583 feet (4,140 metres)Open location code
859Q92G4+8GOpenStreetMap ID
node 358929842OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“West Spanish Peak” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “West Spanish Peak”
- Cebuano: “West Spanish Peak”
- Dutch: “West Spanish Peak”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ويسانت سپانيش پياك”
- Hausa: “Yammacin Mutanen Espanya”
- Ladin: “West Spanish Peak”
- Urdu: “ویسٹ سپینش پیک”
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