La Plata Peak
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La Plata Peak is the fifth-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent Script error: No such module "convert". fourteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, Script error: No such module "convert". northwest by west (bearing 308°) of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.Template:Efn[1][2]
"La Plata" is Spanish for "The Silver", a reference to the many silver deposits in the area. The nearby ghost towns of Winfield and Hamilton were prominent silver mining towns in the early part of the 20th century. A Hayden Survey team first climbed the peak on July 26, 1873.[3]
The elevation of 14,361 feet marked on the USGS Mount Elbert Quadrangle is incorrect, and should read 14,336 feet (in the NGVD 29 vertical datum).[4]
Climbing Routes
Northwest Ridge: This is the standard route used to climb the mountain. Like most Sawatch range 14ers it is non-technical, but incredibly steep. The trail is 9.5 miles round trip, with 4,500 feet of elevation gain and class 2 hiking along the ridge.[5]
Southwest Ridge: This is an alternate class 2 route with 3600 feet of elevation gain and 7.5 miles of hiking.[6]
Ellingwood Ridge: Ellingwood Ridge is one of the most technically difficult alternate routes in the Sawatch range. it was first climbed by Albert Ellingwood in the 1930s.[7] It is rated as class 3, but the extremely difficult route finding and length of the climb make this a very challenging endeavor. Much of the climbing is off trail. The climb is 9.5 miles round trip, with 5,900 feet of elevation gain.[8]
Climate
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See also
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