West Spanish Peak Totally Explained

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West Spanish Peak is a high mountain peak in the US state of Colorado. It is the higher of the two Spanish Peaks, two large igneous stocks which form an eastern outlier of the Culebra Range, a subrange of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Though not a fourteener, it's the twelfth most topographically prominent peak in the state.
Due to its position well east of the Culebra Range and on the edge of the eastern plains of Colorado, West Spanish Peak enjoys great local vertical relief in almost all directions. For example, it rises over 5,200 ft (1,585 m) in less than 4 miles (6.4 km) on both its north and south flanks.

Geology

While the Spanish Peaks have the appearance of volcanic cones, they're actually stocks, remnants of an igneous batholith which formed underground around 25 million years ago. They are surrounded by radiating dikes, up to 14 miles (22 km) long, made of the same material.

Hiking/climbing

The standard ascent route for West Spanish Peak starts at Cordova Pass, a high pass (11,248 ft/3,428 m) to the west of the peak. It follows a trail for about 2 miles (3.2 km) and a rough path on talus and scree up the southwest ridge of the peak for an additional 1.5 miles (2.4 km).

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