Isolation 0.86 mi (1.38 km) Prominence 174 m Parent peak Wetterhorn Peak | Elevation 4,142 m Mountain range San Juan Mountains Parent range San Juan Mountains | |
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Location Hinsdale County, Colorado, U.S. Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Matterhorn Peak, Colorado Similar Wetterhorn Peak, Uncompahgre Peak, Redcloud Peak, Sunshine Peak, Handies Peak | ||
Matterhorn Peak is a high mountain summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,596-foot (4,144 m) thirteener is located in the Uncompahgre Wilderness of Uncompahgre National Forest, 10.3 miles (16.6 km) west by north (bearing 283°) of the Town of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States.
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Map of Matterhorn Peak, Colorado 81235, USA
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Matterhorn Peak and neighboring Wetterhorn Peak are named after the Matterhorn and the Wetterhorn, two famous peaks in the Swiss Alps. Both Colorado peaks are pointed rock spires (hence slightly resembling their namesake peaks), whose shapes contrast with the broad bulk of the higher Uncompahgre Peak.
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