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Devils Head (summit)

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Isolation
  
7.99 mi (12.86 km)

Prominence
  
380 m

Elevation
  
2,972 m

Mountain range
  
Front Range

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Location
  
Douglas County, Colorado, U.S.

Topo map
  
USGS 7.5' topographic map Devils Head, Colorado

Easiest route
  
Devil's Head Trailhead #611(Devil's Head National Recreation Trail)

Parent ranges
  
Front Range, Rampart Range

Similar
  
Front Range, Grays Peak, Torreys Peak, Mount Antero, Mount Evans

Devils Head is a mountain summit in the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 9,749-foot (2,971 m) peak is located in Pike National Forest, 14.2 miles (22.9 km) southwest by south (bearing 210°) of the community of Sedalia in Douglas County, Colorado, United States.

Contents

Map of Devils Head, Colorado 80135, USA

MountainEdit

Devils Head is topped by the Devil's Head Lookout, an active United States Forest Service fire lookout tower. Access to the summit and lookout tower is via the Devils Head National Recreation Trail.

Devils Head name comes from prospectors of the late 1800s. From the southwest of Devils Head, and looking northeast toward the mountain, one can see a shape of a face laying flat, as if the mountain was looking up. Some of the forest has softened the looks, as there used to be a more obvious eye socket, and facial features. However, from this angle, one is still able to see the face and even horns.

Historical namesEdit

  • The Sleeping Indian
  • Camels Back
  • Devils Head – 1923
  • Platte Mountain
  • Warrens Crag
  • References

    Devils Head (summit) Wikipedia