Whitehead Peak
Whitehead Peak is a peak in San Juan, Colorado and has an elevation of 13,271 feet.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silverton and Howardsville.
Silverton
Photo: Tewy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Silverton is a small town in San Juan County in Southwestern Colorado. Once famous for its mining resources, it is now becoming famous with the extreme sports set, for a famously tough endurance run and a ski resort that focuses on giving skiers a back-country experience.
Howardsville
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Howardsville is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River at the mouth of Cunningham Creek. It is located about two miles from the town of Silverton and 8 miles from the famous ghost town of Animas Forks, and is on the same road as the ghost towns of Middleton and Eureka. Howardsville is situated 5 miles north of Whitehead Peak.
Whitehead Peak
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 13,271 feet
- Description: mountain in Colorado, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: San Juan, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.76° or 37° 45′ 36″ northLongitude
-107.60673° or 107° 36′ 24″ westElevation
13,271 feet (4,045 metres)Open location code
859JQ95V+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 358923303OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Whitehead Peak” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Whitehead Peak”
- Dutch: “Whitehead Peak”
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