- Quandary Peak
Infobox Mountain
Name = Quandary Peak
Elevation = 14,271 ft (4,349.9 m)NAVD 88 elevation from the [http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ National Geodetic Survey] ]
Location =Colorado ,United States
Range =Tenmile Range ,Rocky Mountains
Coordinates = coord|39|23|50.19|N|106|06|22.95|W|type:mountain_region:USNAD 83 coordinates from the [http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ National Geodetic Survey] ]
Topographic
USGS Breckenridge
Prominence = 1,131 ft (345 m) [http://www.ryananderin.org/lists/prominence.html Colorado's most prominent peaks] ]
First ascent =
Easiest route = East Slope: hike (class 1) [http://www.summitpost.org/parent/150384/quandary-peak.html Quandary Peak on Summitpost] ]Quandary Peak is a
fourteener in theUS state ofColorado , the highest peak in theTenmile Range (a northern extension of theMosquito Range ). It is the 12th, 13th, or 14th highest peak inColorado , depending on how it is ranked. (It has nearly the same elevation asCastle Peak andMount Evans .) It lies in Summit County and in theArapaho National Forest , about 6 mi (10 km) south-southwest of the town of Breckenridge.The standard route up Quandary Peak is a trail hike (class 1), starting from a trailhead about 1 mi (1.6 km) north of
Hoosier Pass on the east side of the peak. Hence it is a popularfourteener to climb, because of the relatively easy ascent, as well as its proximity to Denver and Breckenridge. Quandary Peak is also popular with backcountry skiers and snowboarders. The gentle ascent makes for an easy climb from the east, with less danger fromavalanche than on many other fourteeners, and the other slopes of the peak are steep and appeal to expert backountry skiers.Louis W. Dawson II, "Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Volume 1", Blue Clover Press, 1994, ISBN 0-9628867-1-8]One such steep ski mountaineering route is the
Cristo Couloir .ee also
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Colorado fourteeners
*Colorado mountain peaks
*Colorado mountain ranges
*Mountain peaks of North America
*Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
*Mountain peaks of the United States References
External links
* [http://distantpeak.com/web/mountains/n-america/quandary_peak Quandary Peak on Distantpeak.com]
* [http://www.14ers.com/photos/QuandaryPeak/p_quandarypeak.html Quandary Peak on 14ers.com]
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