Mountain in the La Plata Mountains
Lavender Peak is a
high
mountain
summit in the
La Plata Mountains range of the
Rocky Mountains of
North America. The 13,233-foot (4,033 m)
thirteener is located in
San Juan National Forest, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) northeast by east (
bearing 61°) of the
Town of Mancos in
Montezuma County,
Colorado,
United States.
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[1] The peak lies 0.53 miles (0.85 km) east-southeast of the higher and more well-known
Hesperus Mountain. Lavender Peak was named in honor of
Dwight Garrigues Lavender (1911-1934), the author of a 1932 climbing guide to the San Juan Mountains.
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Mountain
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Historical names
- Lavendar Peak
- Lavender Peak – 1976
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