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/ ).[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 | |
|---|---|
 Tabeguache Peak viewed from the west | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,162 ft (4,317 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 455 ft (139 m)[3] |
| Isolation | 0.75 mi (1.21 km)[3] |
| Listing | Colorado Fourteener 25th |
| Coordinates | 38°37′32″N 106°15′03″W / 38.6254994°N 106.250855°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Tabeguache Peak | |
| Location | Chaffee County, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
| Parent range | Sawatch Range[3] |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Saint Elmo, Colorado[1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Via 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]
Climate
| Climate data for Tabeguache Peak 38.6267 N, 106.2516 W, Elevation: 13,648 ft (4,160 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 22.1 (−5.5) | 21.5 (−5.8) | 26.4 (−3.1) | 31.6 (−0.2) | 40.4 (4.7) | 52.2 (11.2) | 57.5 (14.2) | 55.4 (13.0) | 49.4 (9.7) | 39.2 (4.0) | 28.6 (−1.9) | 22.4 (−5.3) | 37.2 (2.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 10.4 (−12.0) | 9.5 (−12.5) | 13.9 (−10.1) | 18.7 (−7.4) | 27.4 (−2.6) | 38.0 (3.3) | 43.4 (6.3) | 42.0 (5.6) | 36.0 (2.2) | 26.6 (−3.0) | 17.4 (−8.1) | 11.0 (−11.7) | 24.5 (−4.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −1.3 (−18.5) | −2.5 (−19.2) | 1.4 (−17.0) | 5.8 (−14.6) | 14.4 (−9.8) | 23.7 (−4.6) | 29.4 (−1.4) | 28.5 (−1.9) | 22.7 (−5.2) | 13.9 (−10.1) | 6.2 (−14.3) | −0.4 (−18.0) | 11.8 (−11.2) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.22 (82) | 3.27 (83) | 3.52 (89) | 4.28 (109) | 2.84 (72) | 1.23 (31) | 2.88 (73) | 2.49 (63) | 2.20 (56) | 2.37 (60) | 2.80 (71) | 3.00 (76) | 34.1 (865) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[11] | |||||||||||||
Historical names
- Mogwatavungwantsingwu
- Mount Tabequache
- Tabeguache Mountain
- Tageguache Peak – 1982 [4]
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