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Blanca Peak is the
fourth highest summit of the
Rocky Mountains of
North America and the
U.S. state of
Colorado. The
ultra-prominent 14,351-foot (4,374 m) peak is the
highest summit of the Sierra Blanca Massif, the
Sangre de Cristo Range, and the
Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The
fourteener is located 9.6 miles (15.5 km) north by east (
bearing 9°) of the
Town of Blanca, on the
drainage divide separating
Rio Grande National Forest and
Alamosa County from the
Sangre de Cristo Land Grant and
Costilla County. The summit is the
highest point of both counties and the entire
drainage basin of the
Rio Grande. Below the steep North Face of Blanca Peak two live Glaciers once developed, and were the southernmost glaciers in the entire United States before extinction sometime after 1903. North & South Blanca Glaciers were located at 37° 35N.,longitude 105° 28W. Blanca Peak is higher than any point in the
United States east of its
longitude.
The
Blanca Peak Tripoint of
Alamosa,
Costilla, and
Huerfano counties is located on the same
drainage divide approximately 251 feet (77 m) northeast by north (
bearing 30°) of the Blanca Peak summit at the boundary of the
San Isabel National Forest. The Blanca Peak Tripoint is the
highest point in Huerfano County.
Soure: Wikipedia
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Model Data Sources: USDA, USGS