Capitol Peak (Colorado)

Capitol Peak
Capitol Peak
	Capitol Peak, from Capitol Lake
Highest point
Elevation	14,137 ft (4309 m); NAVD88
Prominence	1750 ft (533 m)
Isolation	7.44 mi (11.98 km)
Listing	North America highest peaks 52nd; US highest major peaks 38th; Colorado highest major peaks 19th; Colorado fourteeners 29th;
Coordinates	39°09′01″N 107°04′59″W
Geography
	Capitol Peak Colorado
Location	Pitkin County, Colorado, U.S.
Parent range	Elk Mountains
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map; Capitol Peak, Colorado
Climbing
First ascent	1909 by Percy Hagerman and Harold Clark
Easiest route	Northeast Ridge: Climb, class 4

Capitol Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. It is the 52nd highest mountain in North America. The 14,137-foot (4,309 m) fourteener is located in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest, 8.7 miles (14.0 km) east by south (bearing 104°) of the community of Redstone in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States.

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