Coxcomb Peak (Colorado)

Coxcomb Peak
North aspect centered (Redcliff to the left)
Highest point
Elevation	13,656 ft (4,162 m)[1]
Prominence	776 ft (237 m)[1]
Parent peak	Wetterhorn Peak (14,021 ft)[2]
Isolation	1.82 mi (2.93 km)[2]
Coordinates	38°04′48″N 107°32′02″W / 38.0799543°N 107.5337897°W / 38.0799543; -107.5337897[3]
Naming
Etymology	Cockscomb
Geography
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Location	Hinsdale County / Ouray County Colorado, US
Parent range	Rocky Mountains San Juan Mountains
Topo map	USGS Wetterhorn Peak
Climbing
First ascent	1929, Henry Buchtel
Easiest route	class 5.3 climbing[2] SW Chimney

Coxcomb Peak is a 13,656-foot-elevation (4,162-meter) mountain summit located on the common boundary of Hinsdale County and Ouray County, in Colorado, United States.^[3] It is situated nine miles northeast of the community of Ouray, in the Uncompahgre Wilderness, on land managed by Uncompahgre National Forest. It is part of the San Juan Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and is situated west of the Continental Divide. Coxcomb ranks as the 171st-highest peak in Colorado,^[2] and topographic relief is significant as the south aspect rises 2,000 feet (610 meters) above Wetterhorn Basin in approximately one mile, and 4,400 feet (1,300 meters) above Cow Creek in three miles. Neighbors include Precipice Peak 2.7 miles to the north, Redcliff one-half mile north, Matterhorn Peak 2.3 miles to the east-southeast, and nearest higher neighbor Wetterhorn Peak 1.8 mile to the southeast. The mountain's descriptive name, which has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, was in use since at least 1906 when Henry Gannett published it in the Gazetteer of Colorado.^[4]