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Fishers Peak
| Fishers Peak | |
|---|---|
 View of Fishers Peak from Trinidad, Colorado | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,633 ft (2,936 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 1,847 ft (563 m)[3] |
| Isolation | 30.98 mi (49.86 km)[3] |
| Listing | Colorado prominent summits Colorado range high points |
| Coordinates | 37°05′54″N 104°27′46″W / 37.0982085°N 104.4627796°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Fishers Peak | |
| Location | Las Animas County, Colorado, United States[4] |
| Parent range | Highest summit of Raton Mesas[3] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Fishers Peak, Colorado[1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | hike |
Fishers Peak is a spur of the Ratón Mesa,[5][6] which reaches the highest elevation of the collective mesas of the Ratón formation commencing at the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, a subset of the Rocky Mountains, from the west, 90 miles eastward to the Oklahoma border. Ratón Mesas include Black Mesa, Johnson Mesa, and Mesa de Maya. The prominent 9,633-foot (2,936 m) mesa is located 5.5 miles (8.8 km) south by east (bearing 163°) of the Town of Trinidad in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. Fishers Peak is higher than any point in the United States east of its longitude.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ a b c d "FISHER PEAK". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ a b The elevation of Fishers Peak includes an adjustment of +1.145 m (+3.76 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d "Fishers Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ a b "Fishers Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ "USGS: Geological Survey Bulletin 613 (Itinerary)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "DATASHEETS". www.ngs.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
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