Missouri Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 14,074 ft (4,290 m) |
Prominence | 847 ft (258 m) |
Isolation | 1.31 mi (2.11 km) |
Listing | Colorado Fourteener 36th |
Coordinates | 38°56′51″N 106°22′43″W / 38.9475647°N 106.3784982°W / 38.9475647; -106.3784982 |
Geography | |
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Location | Chaffee County, Colorado, U.S. |
Parent range | Sawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks |
Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Winfield, Colorado |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Northwest Ridge: Hike, class 2 |
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. Missouri Mountain is separated from its eastern neighbor Mount Belford by Elkhead Pass (13,220 feet).
Climbing
The standard route to the top is rated class 2.
See also
References
- ^ "MISSOURI MTN". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. 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, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- "Missouri Mountain Routes". 14ers.com.
- Louis W. Dawson II (1996). Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Volume 1. Blue Clover Press. ISBN 0-9628867-1-8.
- "Belford, Oxford and Missouri | Routes". 14ers.com. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
External links
- "Missouri Mountain". 14ers.com.
- Missouri Mountain on Summitpost
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