Blanca Peak (Navajo: Sis Naajinį́ meaning "black belted mountain"; [5] Tewa: Peeroradarath; Ute: Pintsae'i'i) is the fourth highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado.

Blanca is the 4th highest peak in Colorado and towers over the San Luis Valley, in the southern, central portion of the state. This massive "valley" covers 8,000 square miles, with the Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Sangres) to the east and the San Juan Mountains to the west.

Blanca lies at the southern tip of Colorado's Sangre de Cristo range near the town of Alamosa and it borders another CO attraction, Great Sand Dunes National Monument. Blanca's west face rises up gradually from the Lake Como basin and is comprised of large boulder fields, rocky cliff bands and various sized snow fields of differing steepness.

Blanca Peak is a prominent mountain located in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. With an elevation of 14,345 feet (4,372 meters), it is the fourth highest peak in the state and one of the 58 fourteeners (peaks with …

The hike to Blanca and Elingwood is very beautiful as you pass the alpine lakes. The climb after the lakes is hard and scary (for the inexperienced) but well worth it. Blanca has spectacular views across the Rio-Grande Vally and can see most of the Sangre de Cristo range, including several other 14ers, and the east side of the San Juan Range.

Blanca is a statutory town located in Costilla County, Colorado, United States. [1] The town population was 322 at the 2020 census. [5] Blanca is located in the enormous San Luis Valley.

At 14,349 feet — the fourth-highest peak in Colorado — Mount Blanca watches over the sunny community that shares its name. Blanca provides a welcome stop along the Los Caminos Antiguos scenic byway, a driving tour tying together several small towns, old military forts, Colorado's oldest church and plenty of friendly residents.

Blanca Peak is the fourth highest peak in Colorado. Spectacular views along the way are the rule rather than the exception. Side trips can be made to two other 14,000 feet peaks, Little Bear Peak (14,037') and Ellingwood Point (14,042'). Fishing is available at Crater, Como and Blue Lakes.

2 天之前 · COSTILLA COUNTY, Colo. — After almost four full years of closure, Mount Lindsey, one of Colorado's 14ers, is reopening! The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, in collaboration with the Trinchera Blanca Ranch, has been able to legally allow people back onto the mountain as long as visitors sign an electronic waiver.. The waiver states the following: ...

Mt. Blanca has been a sacred place since the first Native Americans arrived in the area thousands of years ago. It is still the setting for many strange tales in the San Luis Valley. The photo above was taken on the side of the West Spanish Peak, southeast of Mt. Blanca.