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'''Hallett Peak''', elevation {{convert|12720|ft|m|abbr=on}}, is a summit in [[Rocky Mountain National Park]] of [[Colorado]]. The peak is on the [[Continental Divide]], flanked by Flattop Mountain to the north and [[Otis Peak]] to the south. Just to its east lie [[Emerald Lake (Rocky Mountain National Park)|Emerald Lake]], [[Dream Lake]], and [[Nymph Lake]], which are usually accessed from the [[Bear Lake Comfort Station]]. The ''[[Northcutt-Carter Route (Hallett Peak)|Northcutt-Carter Route]]'' of Hallett Peak is recognized in the historic climbing text ''[[Fifty Classic Climbs of North America]]''.<ref>{{Fifty Classic Climbs}}</ref><ref>Stewart M. Green '''Rock Climbing Colorado''', Chockstone, Falcon, Helena, MO, '''1995'''; ISBN 1-56044-334-0.</ref> Non-technical climbers may reach the summit of Hallett Peak by hiking up the Flattop Mountain Trail to its highpoint, then walking south along the ridgeline and ascending the peak over talus piles.
'''Hallett Peak''', elevation {{convert|12720|ft|m|abbr=on}}, is a summit in [[Rocky Mountain National Park]] of [[Colorado]]. The peak is on the [[Continental Divide]], flanked by Flattop Mountain to the north and [[Otis Peak]] to the south. Just to its east lie [[Emerald Lake (Rocky Mountain National Park)|Emerald Lake]], [[Dream Lake]], and [[Nymph Lake]], which are usually accessed from the [[Bear Lake Comfort Station]]. The ''[[Northcutt-Carter Route (Hallett Peak)|Northcutt-Carter Route]]'' of Hallett Peak is recognized in the historic climbing text ''[[Fifty Classic Climbs of North America]]''.<ref>{{Fifty Classic Climbs}}</ref><ref>Stewart M. Green '''Rock Climbing Colorado''', Chockstone, Falcon, Helena, MO, '''1995'''; ISBN 1-56044-334-0.</ref> Non-technical climbers may reach the summit of Hallett Peak by hiking up the Flattop Mountain Trail to its highpoint, then walking south along the ridgeline and ascending the peak over talus piles.
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== References ==
==See also==
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*[[Rocky Mountains]]
**[[List of mountain ranges of Colorado|List of Colorado mountain ranges]]
**[[List of mountains of the United States#Colorado|List of Colorado mountain summits]]
***[[List of Colorado fourteeners]]
***[[List of mountain peaks of Colorado#Highest major summits|List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits]]
***[[List of the most prominent summits of Colorado]]
***[[List of Colorado county high points]]
**[[:Category:Mountains of Colorado]]
**[[:commons:Category:Mountains of Colorado]]
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Revision as of 20:57, 30 October 2014

Hallett Peak
Looking west over Dream Lake. Hallett Peak is on the left with the dramatic cliff band and prominent point.
Highest point
Elevation12,720 ft (3,880 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence713 ft (217 m)[2]
Geography
Hallett Peak is located in Colorado
Hallett Peak
Hallett Peak
LocationRocky Mountain National Park, Grand / Larimer counties, Colorado, U.S.
Parent rangeFront Range
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
McHenrys Peak, Colorado[1]
Climbing
Easiest routehike

Hallett Peak, elevation 12,720 ft (3,880 m), is a summit in Rocky Mountain National Park of Colorado. The peak is on the Continental Divide, flanked by Flattop Mountain to the north and Otis Peak to the south. Just to its east lie Emerald Lake, Dream Lake, and Nymph Lake, which are usually accessed from the Bear Lake Comfort Station. The Northcutt-Carter Route of Hallett Peak is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America.[3][4] Non-technical climbers may reach the summit of Hallett Peak by hiking up the Flattop Mountain Trail to its highpoint, then walking south along the ridgeline and ascending the peak over talus piles.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "HALLETT TP". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  2. ^ "Hallett Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  3. ^ Roper, Steve; Steck, Allen (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. ISBN 0-87156-292-8.
  4. ^ Stewart M. Green Rock Climbing Colorado, Chockstone, Falcon, Helena, MO, 1995; ISBN 1-56044-334-0.
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