Culebra Peak (

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for "snake") is the highest summit of the Culebra Range of the

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of the

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of North America. The prominent

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is located on private land, east-southeast ( bearing 113°) of

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in Costilla County,

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. Culebra Peak is the southernmost fourteener in the range.

Geography

Access is limited, and a fee ($150 per person as of Summer 2020) is charged to climb the peak. Ownership of and access to the land, both for recreational and other activities, have been controversial issues for many years, involving multiple lawsuits and occasional violence. In 2017 the ranch the peak was offered for sale for $105 million, and sold later that year for an undisclosed amount. Culebra is the fourth-most

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peak in the state, due to its separation from other peaks by the relatively low La Veta Pass.

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Photo Journal from a hike up Culebra Peak
{{Colorado Mountains of Colorado Mountains of Costilla County, Colorado Sangre de Cristo Mountains Fourteeners of Colorado North American 4000 m summits

Geography

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