El Diente Peak
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El Diente Peak is a high summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The Script error: No such module "convert". peak is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, Script error: No such module "convert". north by east (bearing 8°) of the Town of Rico in Dolores County, Colorado, United States. "El Diente" is Spanish for "The Tooth", a reference to the shape of the peak.[1][2][3]
Climbing
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El Diente is one of the more dramatic peaks in Colorado in terms of local relief and steepness. As a result, it is one of the most challenging climbs among Colorado's fourteeners. All routes involve at least class 3 scrambling on loose talus, and poor route-finding can expose the climber to more difficult and dangerous terrain.
Incidents
As with all high peaks, El Diente has risks for climbers and mountaineers.[5]
- In 2010, experienced climber John Arthur Merrill was killed in a rock slide on El Diente's south face while hiking with his dog.[6]
- In 2019, a climber was rescued after surviving a 600-foot fall from El Diente after landing in an avalanche chute. While seriously injured, the climber was rescued by helicopter after activating an emergency signal on his GPS device.[7]
- In 2020, climber Regina Stump fell 60 feet from El Diente after a boulder she was scrambling came loose. After breaking a wrist she was able to climb to safety.[8]
- In 2022, a climber fell from El Diente Peak and broke his leg. He was rescued after calling for help from his inReach device.[9][10]
Historical names
- El Diente
- El Diente Peak [3]
See also
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References
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External links
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