Mount Adams (Colorado)
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Mount Adams, Colorado | |
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View of Mount Adams from the South. |
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Elevation | 13,941 ft (4,249 m)[1] |
Location | Colorado, USA |
Range | Sangre de Cristo Range |
Prominence | 851 ft (259 m) |
Coordinates | [1] |
Topo map | USGS Horn Peak (CO) Topo Map |
Easiest route | scramble Class 3 |
At 13,941 feet in altitude, Mount Adams is ranked as the 66th[2] highest mountain in the state of Colorado. It lies in the Sangre de Cristo Range near Challenger Point and Columbia Point, about five miles east of the town of Crestone.
[edit] Climbing
Mount Adams can be climbed using Class 3 routes via the west ridge (Willow Lake) or via the southeast face (Horn Creek Trailhead).
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Mount Adams (Colorado) is at coordinates Coordinates: