Tabeguache Peak

Tabeguache Peak is one of the fourteeners of the US state of Colorado. It is a near neighbor of the higher peak Mount Shavano, which lies approximately 1/2 mile (approximately 1 km) to the southeast, and is close to being a subpeak of the latter.[6] According to William Bright an American Linguist specialized in Native American and South Asian languages and descriptive linguistics it is pronounced "TAB-uh-wahch" (/tæbəwɑːtʃ/ (listen)).[7] According to Mountaineer Louis Dawson the name is pronounced "tab-uh-wash," with the accent on the first syllable.[8] It lies just east of the Continental Divide and just west of the Arkansas River, in the south-central part of the Sawatch Range. It is located within the San Isabel National Forest and is in Chaffee County.

Tabeguache Peak
Photo of Tabeguache Peak
Tabeguache Peak viewed from the west
Highest point
Elevation14,162 ft (4,317 m)[1][2]
Prominence455 ft (139 m)[3]
Isolation0.75 mi (1.21 km)[3]
ListingColorado Fourteener 25th
Coordinates38°37′32″N 106°15′03″W[1]
Geography
Tabeguache Peak is located in Colorado
Tabeguache Peak
Tabeguache Peak
LocationChaffee County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent rangeSawatch Range[3]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Saint Elmo, Colorado[1]
Climbing
Easiest routeVia Mt. Shavano: Hike, class 2[5]

The mountain is named for the Tabeguache band of the Utes. "Tabaguache" means 'People of Sun Mountain', from "Tava" meaning 'sun.'[9][10]

Historical names
  • Mogwatavungwantsingwu
  • Mount Tabequache
  • Tabeguache Mountain
  • Tageguache Peak – 1982 [4]

See also

References
  1. "TABEGUACHE". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  2. The elevation of Tabeguache Peak includes an adjustment of +2.107 m (+6.91 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. "Tabeguache Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  4. "Tabeguache Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  5. "Tabeguache Peak Routes". 14ers.com.
  6. The topographic prominence of Tabeguache Peak is only 435 ft (133 m), and the usual cutoff for independence is 300 ft (91 m).
  7. William Bright (2004). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Books. ISBN 978-1555663339.
  8. Louis W. Dawson II (1994). Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Volume 1. Blue Clover Press. ISBN 0-9628867-1-8.
  9. Eichler, George R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Boulder, Colorado: Johnson Publishing Company. LCCN 77-089726.
  10. Kaelin, Celinda Reynolds (2002). "Tava: A Ute Cultural History". Archived from the original on 24 September 2017.
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