| Ellingwood Point | |
| Elevation Ft: | 14048 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence Ft: | 342 |
| Isolation Mi: | 0.52 |
| Location: | Alamosa and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States |
| Listing: | Colorado Fourteener 42nd |
| Range: | Sangre de Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif |
| Parent Peak: | Blanca Peak |
| Map: | Colorado |
| Coordinates: | 37.5825°N -105.4925°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS 7.5' topographic map Blanca Peak, Colorado |
| Easiest Route: | South Face: Difficult Hike, [4] |
Ellingwood Point is a high mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14048feet fourteener is located on the Sierra Blanca Massif, 16km (10miles) north by east (bearing 7°) of the Town of Blanca, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating the Rio Grande National Forest and Alamosa County from the San Isabel National Forest and Huerfano County.[1] [2] [3] Ellingwood Point was named in honor of Albert Russell Ellingwood, an early pioneer of mountain climbing in the Western United States and in Colorado in particular.
Ellingwood Point only barely qualifies as an independent peak under the 300feet topographic prominence cutoff which is standard in Colorado. It is also quite close to its parent peak, Blanca Peak. Hence its inclusion in fourteener lists has been somewhat controversial. However most authorities do consider it a true fourteener.[5]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, the mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[6] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer, with a dry period in late spring.