La Plata Mountains
Script error: No such module "Other uses". Template:Short description Template:Infobox mountain The La Plata Mountains are a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of Colorado, United States. They are located on the border between Montezuma and La Plata counties, about Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Durango. Their name is Spanish for silver.
The peaks of the range are easily visible from U.S. Route 160, which skirts the range on the south. The La Plata River and the Mancos River have their headwaters in the range. The Colorado Trail accesses even towards the northern peaks.
The best-known and highest peak in the La Plata Mountains is Hesperus Mountain, which is the Navajo sacred mountain of the north. The seven highest summits are listed below.
Seven highest peaks
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- Lavender Peak, Script error: No such module "convert".
- Mount Moss, Script error: No such module "convert".
- Babcock Peak, Script error: No such module "convert".
- Spiller Peak, Script error: No such module "convert".
- Centennial Peak, Script error: No such module "convert".
- Diorite Peak, Script error: No such module "convert".
See also
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References
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- Colorado Atlas and Gazetteer (1st ed.), DeLorme Publishing, 1991, Template:ISBN.
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