West Spanish Peak
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West Spanish Peak is a prominent volcanic mountain in southern Colorado, known as one of the twin Spanish Peaks that serve as a distinctive landmark of the Sangre de Cristo region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Spanish Peak canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ volcanic peak ⓘ |
| age | Oligocene ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Huajatolla
ⓘ
Wahatoya ⓘ |
| climbingDifficulty | Class 2 (standard route) ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceFor |
Native Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
Native American tribes
|
| designation |
National Natural Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Natural Landmark
|
| elevation |
13523 feet
ⓘ
4131 meters ⓘ |
| feature |
radial dikes
ⓘ
steep isolated summit ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Tertiary volcanic activity ⓘ |
| geologicalType |
igneous intrusion
ⓘ
laccolith ⓘ |
| hasTrail | West Spanish Peak Trail ⓘ |
| isSummitOf | Spanish Peaks Wilderness high point ⓘ |
| listedOn |
National Natural Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
National Natural Landmarks Program
|
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Huerfano County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | San Isabel National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange |
Spanish Peaks
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Peaks Massif
|
| nearestTown | La Veta, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sangre de Cristo Mountains foothills
ⓘ
Sangre de Cristo region ⓘ Spanish Peaks ⓘ |
| popularFor |
geological study
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ mountain climbing ⓘ |
| prominence |
2800 feet
ⓘ
853 meters ⓘ |
| relativePositionToEastSpanishPeak |
higher of the two Spanish Peaks
ⓘ
west of East Spanish Peak ⓘ |
| rockType |
granodiorite
ⓘ
syenodiorite ⓘ |
| sacredTo |
Apache people
ⓘ
Comanche ⓘ
surface form:
Comanche people
Ute people ⓘ |
| summitCoordinates | approximately 37.403°N 105.049°W ⓘ |
| topographicIsolation |
approximately 10 miles
ⓘ
approximately 16 kilometers ⓘ |
| twinPeakWith | East Spanish Peak ⓘ |
| USGSTopoMap | Cucharas Pass ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
High Plains region
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Plains of southeastern Colorado
Interstate 25 in southern Colorado ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea |
Spanish Peaks Wilderness area
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Peaks Wilderness
|
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Spanish Peaks Wilderness
subject surface form:
Spanish Peaks Wilderness