Handies Peak

Handies Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit of the San Juan Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,058-foot (4284.8 m) fourteener is located in the Bureau of Land Management Handies Peak Wilderness Study Area, 13.4 miles (21.5 km) southwest by west (bearing 232°) of the Town of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States.^[2][3][5]

Handies Peak
The peak in 2018.
Highest point
Elevation	14,058 ft (4284.8 m)[1] NAVD88
Prominence	1908 ft (582 m)[2]
Isolation	11.18 mi (18.00 km)[2]
Listing	North America highest peaks 56th US highest major peaks 42nd Colorado highest major peak 22nd Colorado fourteeners 40th
Coordinates	37°54′47″N 107°30′16″W[1]
Geography
Handies Peak Colorado
Location	Hinsdale County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent range	San Juan Mountains[2]
Topo map(s)	USGS 7.5' topographic map Handies Peak, Colorado[1]
Climbing
First ascent	1874 Franklin Rhoda
Easiest route	Southwest Slopes: Hike, class 1[4]

Climbing

There is a class 1 route to the top.^[6]

See also

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• United States portal
• Colorado portal
• Mountains portal

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of mountain peaks of Colorado
      • List of Colorado fourteeners