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Before the 1930s, no more than a handful of Gore peaks even had names. In 1932, Carl Erickson and Edmund Cooper initiated the system of lettering the peaks, starting with those rimming the Black Creek basin. Thus, Eagles Nest, the most northerly of the major summits, was “A,” and Mount Powell, next in line, was “B.” These two already had other well-established names, ... but from “P” to “T,” the peaks bore no other names. ... The lettering system has become a tradition which some Gore enthusiasts are reluctant to give up. |
Colorado’s Gore Range Alphabetizer– Sorted by Letter NameNotes |
Rank | Elev feet |
Prom feet |
Summit Name | Parent | Iso miles |
Quadrangle | Rg | G | J | ||
1 | 13,420 | 640 | Eagles Nest A aka “Pk A” |
Powell, Mt aka “Pk B” |
1.19 | Mt Powell | GO | 1 | 2 | ||
2 | 13,580 | 3,000 | Powell A, Mt aka “Pk B” |
Jackson, Mt | 21.63 | Mt Powell | GO | 1 | 1 | ||
3 | 13,220 | 520 | “Pk C” | Powell A, Mt “Pk G” |
0.73 1.43 |
Vail East | GO | 1 | 2 | ||
13,100 | 120 | “C Prime” | “Pk C” | 0.16 | Vail East | GO | |||||
13,047 | 267 | “Pk D” | “Pk C” “Pk G” |
0.58 0.84 |
Vail East | GO | |||||
13,220 | 200 | “Pk E” | “Pk G” | 0.60 | Vail East | GO | |||||
12,361 | 261 | “E Prime” | “Pk G” “Pk C” |
0.74 |
Vail East | GO | |||||
13,230 | 250 | “Pk F” | “Pk G” | 0.18 | Vail East | GO | |||||
4 | 13,260 | 1,000 | “Pk G” | Powell, Mt aka “Pk B” |
2.24 | Vail East | GO | 1 | 2 | ||
13,100 | 160 | “Pk H” | “Pk G” | 0.43 | Vail East | GO | 1 | 1 | |||
5 | 12,922 | 302 | “Pk I” | “Pk G” | 0.40 | Vail East | GO | 1 | |||
12,942 | 162 | “Pk J” | “Pk P” | 0.34 | Vail East | GO | 1 | ||||
6 | 12,940 | 400 | “Pk K” | “Pk Q” “Pk P” |
0.77 0.90 |
Vail East | GO | 1 | 1 | ||
7 | 13,213 | 753 | “Pk L” | “Pk Q” | 1.65 | Vail East | GO | 1 | 1 | ||
13,140 | 240 | Guyselman Mtn aka “Pk M” |
“Pk L” | 0.59 | Mt Powell | GO | 1 | 1 | |||
8 | 13,121 | 421 | “Pk N” | “Pk L” | 1.19 | Mt Powell | GO | 1 | 1 | ||
12,940 | 160 | “Little Powell” aka “Pk O” |
“Pk N” | 0.29 | Mt Powell | GO | |||||
9 | 12,965 | 385 | “Pk P” | “Pk Q” | 0.48 | Vail East | GO | 1 | 1 | ||
10 | 13,230 | 730 | “Pk Q” | “Pk G” | 2.12 | Vail East | GO | 1 | 1 | ||
11 | 12,995 | 535 | “Pk R” | “Pk Q” | 0.50 | Vail East | GO | 1 | 1 | ||
12 | 12,857 | 357 | “Pk S” | “Pk R” | 0.48 | Vail East | GO | 1 | 1 | ||
12,660 | 80 | “Pk T” | “Pk S” | 0.46 | Vail East | GO | |||||
12,385 | 245 | “T Prime” | “Pk S” | 0.94 | Vail East | GO | |||||
13 | 13,041 | 581 | “West Partner Pk” aka “Pk U” |
“East Partner Pk” aka “Pk V” |
0.89 | Vail East | GO | 1 | 1 | ||
14 | 13,057 | 557 | “East Partner Pk” aka “Pk V” |
“Pk X” A | 1.02 | Vail East | GO | 1 | 1 | ||
12,775 | 235 | “Pk W” | “East Partner Pk” aka “Pk V” |
0.45 | Vail East | GO | 1 | ||||
15 | 13,085 | 465 | “Pk X” A | “Pk Z” | 0.79 | Vail East | GO | 1 | 1 | ||
12,710 | 130 | “X Prime” A | “Pk X” A | 0.37 | Vail East | GO | |||||
12,980 | 160 | “Pk Y” A | “Pk X” A | 0.28 | Vail East | GO | 1 | 1 | |||
16 | 13,245 | 785 | “Pk Z” A | “Pk G” | 3.94 | Willow Lakes | GO | 1 | 2 | ||
12,980 | 120 | “Z Prime” | “Pk Z” | 0.36 | Willow Lakes | GO | 1 | 1 |
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