• 1 1/4 inch diameter
• Cast in fine pewter
• Strong magnet embedded in back
• Mounted on story card

Place Name: Uncompahgre Peak
Elevation: 14,309 ft.
Coordinates: N38 04′ 18” W107 27′ 41”
Location: San Juan Range, Colorado, USA
Marker Sleuth Photo Contributor: Alfred R. Kroulik, Jr., 1999
Uncompahgre Peak is the highest of six peaks over 14,000 feet in the San Juan Range of Colorado. It is rated as a “walk up” and considered to be one of the easier fourteeners to climb.
Uncompahgre means “hot water spring” in the Ute Indian language, suggesting volcanic origins. According to GNIS (Geographic Names Information System), the mountain was named after the Uncompahgre River.