Torrey's Peak

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Torrey's Peak
Torreys Peak as seen from Grays Peak

Torrey's Peak from Grays Peak seen from

height 4,349  m (14,267 feet)
location Colorado ( USA )
Mountains Rocky mountains
Coordinates 39 ° 38 '0 "  N , 105 ° 49' 0"  W Coordinates: 39 ° 38 '0 "  N , 105 ° 49' 0"  W.
Torreys Peak (Colorado)
Torrey's Peak
First ascent 1861 by Charles C. Parry

The Torrey's Peak is a mountain in the Front Range region of the Rocky Mountains in the US state of Colorado . At 4,349 meters high, it is one of the 54 so-called " Fourteeners " in Colorado, the mountains over 14,000 feet (4,267 m) high.

The first ascent took place in 1861 by the botanist Charles C. Parry , who named the mountain after his colleague John Torrey .

Torreys Peak is located on the continental divide in close proximity to Grays Peak . The Interstate 70 runs only a few kilometers away.

Web links

Entry for Grays and Torreys Peaks on the 14ers.com website