Crestones
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The Crestones are a group of four 14,000-foot (4,300 m) peaks (fourteeners) in the Sangre de Cristo Range above Crestone, central southern Colorado, comprising:
- Crestone Peak (14,294 ft; 4,357 m )
- Crestone Needle (14,197 ft; 4,327 m )
- Kit Carson Mountain (14,165 ft; 4,317 m )
- Humboldt Peak (14,064 ft; 4,287 m )
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Crestones | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Crestone Peak |
Elevation | 14,300 feet (4,359 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountain ranges of Colorado |
Coordinates | 37°58′00″N 105°35′07″W[2] |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
Range coordinates | 37°58′01″N 105°35′07″W[3] |
Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range |
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