East Spanish Peak

East Spanish Peak
East (left) and West (right) Spanish Peaks
Highest point
Elevation	12,688 ft (3,867 m)[1][2]
Prominence	2,383 ft (726 m)[2]
Parent peak	West Spanish Peak[2]
Isolation	4.21 mi (6.78 km)[2]
Listing	Colorado prominent summits
Coordinates	37°23′36″N 104°55′12″W / 37.393404°N 104.9200632°W / 37.393404; -104.9200632[3]
Geography
East Spanish Peak Colorado
Location	Huerfano and Las Animas counties, Colorado, United States[4]
Parent range	Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Spanish Peaks[2]
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Spanish Peaks, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest route	West Ridge: hike/scramble class 2

East Spanish Peak is a prominent mountain summit that is the lower of the two Spanish Peaks in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,688-foot (3,867 m) peak is located in the Spanish Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 9.3 miles (14.9 km) southeast by south (bearing 148°) of the Town of La Veta, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Huerfano and Las Animas counties.^[1][2][4][3] The Spanish Peaks are two large igneous stocks which form an eastern outlier of the Culebra Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. East Spanish Peak is higher than any point in the United States east of its longitude; it is also the easternmost point in the United States over 12,000 feet (3,700 m), 11,000 feet (3,400 m), and 10,000 feet (3,000 m) feet above sea level.