Peak Identification "S9" or Hayden Peak

[spong0949]

Hi all,


Was hoping you all could help me solve a problem. I've had members here identify this mountain before as "S9" (It's the prominent peak in view from the Dallas Divide). Here's the 13ers.com link: http://www.13ers.com/peaks/peak.php?peak=6290 . I believe they are correct. I was debating this with a friend and my Dad. They don't believe me. We were in the visitor center at Ridgway State Park and there was a big panoramic plaque in there that showed all the peaks of the Sneffels Range and clearly had this mountain labeled as "Hayden Peak." I told them I thought this was wrong. If you do a google search of "Hayden Peak Sneffels Range" this mountain will show up and is labeled by many as "Hayden Peak". If you do a google search of "S9 Sneffels Range" you will see many photos of this same peak labeled "S9" (including, in my opinion, very credible photographs such as this one by Jack Brauer: http://www.mountainphotography.com/phot ... olors-2010. So my question is, is this peak widely mislabeled by photographers and even the state park in the area? There's even a private road along the last dollar road that is named "Hayden View Drive". Does the mountain have two names? If not, where is the real Hayden mountain?

Thanks in advance for any help. I figured this is the best place to get the answer.

[cheeseburglar]

It appears that 14ers.com has labeled the mountain as S9 and so it is. The best way I know of to change a mountain name is to place a register with a better name than the one before.
Is it labeled on a USGS topo? If not I always defer to locals for the name but other people might not.
The only Hayden I am familiar with is:
http://www.13ers.com/peaks/peak.php?pea ... den+Peak+A" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That mountain isn't hard ranked but it is famous for being a classic ski descent. And if it has the A label, there might be a B.
This is not the place to get an answer but you might get opinions!

[BillMiddlebrook]

Those people that list it as Hayden Peak are incorrect and probably just call it Hayden because that's the closest, named peak. Hayden is 12,946' and west of Unnamed 13,134' ("S 9").

Hayden in USGS: http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:3 ... den%20Peak

So this image, often called Hayden, is actually 13,134' ("S 9"):

un13134.jpg (339.08 KiB) Viewed 2305 times

[Mark A Steiner]

Apart from the fact Bill is correct identifying S9, it is one very impressive peak. Thanks, Bill.

Also, wonder if the "S" may be a short form of "unnamed Sneffels Range peak 9".

[Monster5]

LoJ has it listed as S9 and cites the 1932 SJM climber's guide which predates the USGS topos. There are a couple Haydens not too far away above Camp Bird too.

I'm not sure where the 13ers.com peak list/map comes from (old Roach site?), but there are several errors (Z' in the Gore comes to mind and V8 was recently outed as an impostor). The LoJ membership does a good job of correcting names, providing sources, and the list is generally more accurate. LoJ considers historic precedence as well as later adopted map names. And, annoyingly, adds names with tenuous citations, which has frequently been attributed as Brian_C's fault. DYBC.

I believe the "S" derives from standard alphabet nomenclature adopted by early miners/mountaineers. They grouped ridges as the same letter and designated numeric points along the ridge. For example, the U, V, and T series are just south.

[TravelingMatt]

I believe the "S" derives from standard alphabet nomenclature adopted by early miners/mountaineers. They grouped ridges as the same letter and designated numeric points along the ridge. For example, the U, V, and T series are just south.

Although the V peaks surround Vermilion and the T peaks are near Teakettle (or Telluride).

There are U peaks?

[jdorje]

Interesting; Hayden is just an unranked subpeak off to the west.

Seems similar to the situation with "Mount White", the mountain south of Antero.

http://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=38.65425 ... 6&z=15&b=t" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The map looks straightforward, but the line from the USGS national data file tells a different story...

189453|Mount White|Summit|CO|08|Chaffee|015|383924N|1061322W|38.6566667|-106.2227778|||||4072|13359|Mount Antero|10/13/1978|01/23/2007

Those coordinates are the false summit, labeled on the map as unranked point 13371 and in the USGS entry at 13359', to the east of the ranked summit. I do not know if there is a marker on the false summit.

[BillMiddlebrook]

I'm not sure where the 13ers.com peak list/map comes from (old Roach site?), but there are several errors (Z' in the Gore comes to mind and V8 was recently outed as an impostor). The LoJ membership does a good job of correcting names, providing sources, and the list is generally more accurate.

Yeah, I've behind in apply corrections and updates to the 13ers.com peak list. I keep a list and one of these days I'll get to work on it.

[John Paul]

I'm not sure where the 13ers.com peak list/map comes from (old Roach site?), but there are several errors (Z' in the Gore comes to mind and V8 was recently outed as an impostor). The LoJ membership does a good job of correcting names, providing sources, and the list is generally more accurate.

Yeah, I've behind in apply corrections and updates to the 13ers.com peak list. I keep a list and one of these days I'll get to work on it.

Hey Bill I don't think this peak is on the 13er list: http://listsofjohn.com/peak/5280" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's not ranked but it's gotta a cool little story behind the name: http://www.summitpost.org/spencer-peak/463578" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[alpha]

Apart from the fact Bill is correct identifying S9, it is one very impressive peak. Thanks, Bill.

Now that the name is settled, are there any reports of winter/spring snow routes up this? Agreed, very impressive, and looks like it might be a fun snow climb.

[BillMiddlebrook]

Thanks!

[spong0949]

Thanks for the clarification Bill!

So is this labeled correctly?

S9 Labeled.jpg (197.41 KiB) Viewed 2077 times

Here it is on peakfinder:

Hayden Labeled.jpg (154.3 KiB) Viewed 2077 times

Turns out the panorama at the visitor center had "S9" labeled as Hayden Peak. Hayden Peak was Labeled as North Pole Peak, and North Pole Peak wasn't labeled at all. It's interesting that even "official sources" can often be incorrect. This must be why many mislabel "S9" as Hayden Peak. I find it pretty funny actually. This peak is one of the most photographed mountains in the state (from Dallas Divide), yet most people don't know its name. I've also seen it often confused as Mt. Sneffels, though it's not really very close to Sneffels at all. But then again, I've seen numerous "official" pictures claiming to be of Colorado that feature the Tetons. My colleague even has a plaque/trophy in her room that says "Denver...such and such" and the picture in the background is from Banff National Park.