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][4]
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The peak in 2018. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,048 ft (4284.8 m)[1] NAVD88 |
| Prominence | 1908 ft (582 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 11.18 mi (18.00 km)[2] |
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| Coordinates | 37°54′47″N 107°30′16″W[1] |
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Handies Peak Colorado | |
| Location | Hinsdale County, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
| Parent range | San Juan Mountains[2] |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Handies Peak, Colorado[1] |
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| First ascent | 1874 Franklin Rhoda |
| Easiest route | hike |
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