Isolation 26.3 mi (42.4 km) Prominence 307 m | Elevation 4,294 m Parent range Needle Mountains | |
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Listing North America highest peaks 54thUS highest major peaks 40thColorado highest major peaks 21stColorado fourteeners 32ndColorado county high points 18th Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map; Columbine Pass, Colorado Easiest route West Ridge: scramble (class 3) Similar Mount Eolus, Sunlight Peak, San Luis Peak, Mount Wilson, Handies Peak | ||
Windom Peak is the highest summit of the Needle Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 14,093-foot (4,296 m) fourteener is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 28.2 miles (45.4 km) northeast by north (bearing 32°) of the City of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The summit of Windom Peak is the highest point in La Plata County and the entire San Juan River drainage basin. The mountain was named in honor of Minnesota senator William Windom.
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Map of Windom Peak, Colorado 81122, USA
ClimbingEdit
Windom Peak is one of three fourteeners in the Needle Mountains; the other two are Mount Eolus and Sunlight Peak. Windom and Sunlight lie on the east side of Twin Lakes, in upper Chicago Basin, while Eolus lies on the west side. All three peaks are relatively remote by Colorado standards, and have a strong wilderness character; however they can be popular in summer.
ElevationEdit
Mount Eolus may be higher than Windom Peak. If this is the case, Mount Eolus would be the highest summit of the Needle Mountains, La Plata County, and the entire San Juan River drainage basin.