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About Ellingwood Point

A majestic high mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Named after the famous Colorado mountain climber, Albert Ellingwoood, Ellingwood Point is part of the Blanca massif. It is named and above 14,000 ft and is often climbed with it's more popular neighbor, Blanca Peak. Ellingwood Point is 0.5 miles northwest of Blanca and crowns the amazing northeast face above the Huerfano Valley.

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Blanca Peak

Blanca Peak

0.83km from Ellingwood Point

Blanca Peak is the fifth highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The mountain is considered to be the eastern boundary of the Dinetah, the traditional Navajo homeland. It is associated with the color white, and is said to be covered in daylight and dawn and fastened to the ground with lightning. The summit is the highest point of both counties and the entire drainage basin of the Rio Grande

Little Bear Peak

Little Bear Peak

1.81km from Ellingwood Point

Little Bear Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,043-foot fourteener is located on the Sierra Blanca Massif, 8.8 miles north by east of the Town of Blanca, Colorado.Little Bear is composed of pre-Cambrian granite estimated to be approximately 1.8 billion years old. Along with nearby Blanca Peak and Ellingwood Point Little Bear rises nearly 7,000 feet above the San Luis Valley to the west and south.

Lake Como

Lake Como

2.4km from Ellingwood Point

Lake Como is a high mountain lake located in Alamosa County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. the road to the lake is said to be the toughest 4WD road in the country. It is one of the iconic attraction in this area and there is so many hikeing trails and also so many other leisure activities possible.

Iron Nipple

Iron Nipple

3.53km from Ellingwood Point

Iron Nipple is a peak in Colorado and has an elevation of 13438 feet. Iron Nipple is situated northwest of Mount Lindsey, and east of Lily Lake. A good trekking destination and also there are so many things to see and do here.

California Peak

California Peak

3.56km from Ellingwood Point

This is the 84th highest peak in Colorado, sits along the spine of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains directly north of Mt. Blanca. There are two trailheads for climbing California Peak. Access from the west is through the Zapata Ranch subdivision, and access from the east is from the Zapata Trail or Lily Lake Trail in Upper Huerfano Valley.

Mount Lindsey

Mount Lindsey

4.56km from Ellingwood Point

Mount Lindsey is a high mountain summit on the Sierra Blanca Massif in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,048-foot summit and most of the southern flank of the mountain are privately held, but access to the summit is allowed. It is a good trekking destination and also there are so many things to see and do.

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Alamosa County

Alamosa County

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Alamosa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. it is the commercial and tourism hub of Colorado’s San Luis Valley, nestled between mountains and deserts. Experience some of the state’s most beautiful wilderness from this bustling city.

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