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]
| 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 State Park
editIn 2020, Colorado Parks and Wildlife established Fishers Peak State Park. The park occupies the 19,200-acre (7,800 ha) parcel surrounding and including the peak that was formerly a privately held ranch.[7][8] It opened in late October 2020.[9]
Contiguous conservation areas
editAdjoining Fishers Peak State Park on the east on the mesa below Fishers Peak are two Colorado State Wildlife Areas (SWA): Lake Dorothey, 5,152 acres (2,085 ha), and James M. John, 8,339 acres (3,375 ha). Lake Dorothey also adjoins Sugarite Canyon State Park, 3,600 acres (1,500 ha), in New Mexico. The total contiguous acreage in public ownership is thus about 36,000 acres (15,000 ha). [10] [11]
See also
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Agreement Reached on Fisher's Peak / Crazy French Ranch". Great Outdoors Colorado. 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ "Fishers Peak". Colorado Parks & Wildlife. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ Argueta, Brenda (2020-10-30). "Gov. Jared Polis officially opens Fishers Peak State Park in Trinidad". KOAA News 5. Pueblo, Colorado. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ "Map". Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 14 Aug 2020.
- ^ "Sugarite Canyon State Park Management and Development Plan" (PDF). Retrieved January 2, 2010.
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