Devils Head (summit)

For the mountain in Alberta, see Devils Head (Canada).

Devils Head is a mountain summit in the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The 9,749-foot (2,971 m) peak is located in Pike National Forest, 14.2 miles (22.9 km) southwest by south (bearing 210°) of the community of Sedalia in Douglas County, Colorado, United States.^[1][2][3][4]

Devils Head
View of Devils Head from Castle Rock, Colorado
Highest point
Elevation	9,749 ft (2,971 m)[1][2]
Prominence	1,248 ft (380 m)[3]
Isolation	7.99 mi (12.86 km)[3]
Coordinates	39°15′37″N 105°06′05″W[1]
Geography
Devils Head Colorado
Location	Douglas County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent range	Front Range, Rampart Range[3]
Topo map(s)	USGS 7.5' topographic map Devils Head, Colorado[1]
Climbing
Easiest route	Devil's Head Trailhead #611(Devil's Head National Recreation Trail)

Mountain

Devils Head is topped by the Devil's Head Lookout, an active United States Forest Service fire lookout tower. Access to the summit and lookout tower is via the Devils Head National Recreation Trail.

Devils Head name comes from prospectors of the late 1800s. From the southwest of Devils Head, and looking northeast toward the mountain, one can see a shape of a face laying flat, as if the mountain was looking up. Some of the forest has softened the looks, as there used to be a more obvious eye socket, and facial features. However, from this angle, one is still able to see the face and even horns.

Historical names

• The Sleeping Indian
• Camels Back
• Devils Head – 1923 ^[4]
• Platte Mountain
• Warrens Crag

See also

• Geology portal
• Geography portal
• North America portal
• United States portal
• Colorado portal
• Mountains portal

• List of Colorado mountain ranges
• List of Colorado mountain summits
  • List of Colorado fourteeners
  • List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
  • List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
• List of Colorado county high points

References

1. "DEVILS HEAD". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
2. The elevation of Devils Head includes an adjustment of +1.239 m (+4.06 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
3. "Devils Head, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
4. "Devils Head". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 4, 2014.

External links

• Devil's Head Trailhead #611 (Devil's Head National Recreation Trail) on Pike National Forest Website
• Devils Head on listsofjohn.org
• Devils Head on peakery.com
• Devils Head on summitpost.org