Carbon Peak

Carbon Peak
Carbon Peak
Colorado
Highest point
Elevation 12,088 ft (3,684 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 2,159 ft (658 m) [2]
Listing Colorado prominent summits
Coordinates 38°47′39″N 107°02′35″W / 38.79417°N 107.04306°W / 38.79417; -107.04306Coordinates: 38°47′39″N 107°02′35″W / 38.79417°N 107.04306°W / 38.79417; -107.04306 [3]
Geography
Location Gunnison County, Colorado, U.S.
Parent range West Elk Mountains
Topo map USGS Mount Axtell
Climbing
Easiest route hike

Carbon Peak, elevation 12,088 ft (3,684 m), is a summit in the West Elk Mountains of Colorado. The peak is southwest of Crested Butte in the Gunnison National Forest. Carbon peak is a laccolith formed during the mid-Tertiary period, and is part of the “laccolith triangle” as described by the Colorado Geological Survey. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "CARBON". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  2. ↑ "Carbon Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  3. ↑ "Carbon Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  4. ↑ Branda, Alex; Swanbom, Lief; Burton, Bradford R. (September 25, 2016). "Structural geology and emplacement history of the Carbon Peak laccolith, Gunnison County, Colorado". GSA Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado: Geological Society of America. doi:10.1130/abs/2016AM-283853.

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