Missouri Mountain
Missouri Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Collegiate Peaks of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,074-foot (4,290 m) fourteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 15.2 miles (24.5 km) northwest by west (bearing 302°) of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3][4] Missouri Mountain is separated from its eastern neighbor Mount Belford by Elkhead Pass (13,220 feet).[5]
| Missouri Mountain | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,074 ft (4,290 m) [1][2] |
| Prominence | 847 ft (258 m) [3] |
| Isolation | 1.31 mi (2.11 km) [3] |
| Listing | Colorado Fourteener 36th |
| Coordinates | 38°56′51″N 106°22′43″W [1] |
| Geography | |
  Missouri Mountain | |
| Location | Chaffee County, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
| Parent range | Sawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks[3] |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Winfield, Colorado[1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
References
- "MISSOURI MTN". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- The elevation of Missouri Mountain includes an adjustment of +2.113 m (+6.93 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- "Missouri Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- "Missouri Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- Louis W. Dawson II (1996). Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Volume 1. Blue Clover Press. ISBN 0-9628867-1-8.
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