Phoenix Peak | |
Other Name: | Gwynedd Mountain, Creede Crest |
Map: | Colorado |
Map Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 37.9363°N -106.8664°W |
Range: | La Garita Mountains of the |
Topo: | USGS 7.5' topographic map Halfmoon Pass, Colorado |
Elevation Ft: | 13902 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Elevation System: | NAVD88 |
Prominence Ft: | 1515 |
Isolation Mi: | 4.87 |
Isolation Parent: | San Luis Peak |
Native Name: | --> |
Location: | High point of Mineral County |
Country: | United States |
State: | Colorado |
Region Type: | Counties |
District Type: | National Forest |
District: | Rio Grande National Forest |
Part Type: | Wilderness Area |
Part: | La Garita Wilderness |
Phoenix Peak is a 13902feet mountain summit in the La Garita Mountains of the US State of Colorado. The mountain in Rio Grande National Forest straddles the border between Mineral County and the La Garita Wilderness in Saguache County. Phoenix Peak is the highest point in Mineral County, Colorado. The peak is located 6.8miles north-northwest of the Mineral County Seat of Creede, Colorado.__TOC__
"Phoenix Peak" is the proposed name for this second highest officially unnamed summit in Colorado. The summit has also been called "Gwynedd Mountain" and "Creede Crest".