Colorado Gazetteer
Boskoff Peak is a physical feature (summit) in San Miguel County. The primary coordinates for Boskoff Peak places it within the CO 81430 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Boskoff Peak |
| Category: | Colorado physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | Located in the Uncompahgre National Forest/Lizard Head Wilderness, near Navajo Basin and Elk Creek Basin and the Wilson Range, approx. 13 miles SW of Telluride |
| History: | Designated by Public Law 116-9, the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. Named for Christine Boskoff, who died in a 2006 avalanche while attempting to summit Genyen Peak in Tibet. Ms. Boskoff was one of the world’s most accomplished American female mountain climbers, contributed countless hours to nonprofit organizations that supported the rights of porters and Sherpas, women’s education, global literacy and gender equality. |
| County: | San Miguel County |
| Latitude: | 37.855484 |
| Longitude: | -108.0311094 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Boskoff Peak: Boskoff Peak.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Boskoff Peak does not include property ownership information.
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