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Gilpin Peak
Gilpin
Peak
is a
high
mountain summit
in the
Sneffels Range
of the
Rocky Mountains
of
North America
. The
thirteener
is located in the
Mount Sneffels Wilderness
of
Uncompahgre National Forest
,
north-northeast
of the
Town of Telluride
,
Colorado, United States
, on the
drainage divide
between
Ouray County
and
San Miguel County
. Gilpin Peak was named in
honor
of
William Gilpin
, the first
Governor of the Territory of Colorado
.
