Humboldt Peak is a high mountain summit of the Crestones in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,070-foot (4,289 m) fourteener is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 11.9 miles (19.2 km) south-southwest (bearing 204°) of the Town of Westcliffe in Custer County, Colorado, United States.
The Crestones are a cluster of high summits in the Sangre de Cristo Range, comprising Crestone Peak, Crestone Needle, Kit Carson Peak, Challenger Point, Humboldt Peak, and Columbia Point.
The mountain was named in honor of German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt.
There's a trail called Humboldt Trail leading to the summit.
By elevation Humboldt Peak is
# 4 out of 104 in Custer County # 82 out of 91437 in USA # 39 out of 4045 in Colorado # 4 out of 65 in Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area # 39 out of 4253 in the Southern Rocky Mountains # 7 out of 549 in the Sangre de Cristo Range
By prominence Humboldt Peak is
# 3 out of 104 in Custer County # 4 out of 65 in Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area # 39 out of 549 in the Sangre de Cristo Range
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