Diamond Peak (Moffat County, Colorado)

Diamond Peak
Diamond Peak

Colorado

Elevation 9,645 ft (2,940 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 2,820 ft (860 m)[1]
Listing Colorado prominent summits
Location
Location Moffat County, Colorado, U.S.
Coordinates 40°57′01″N 108°52′01″W / 40.95028°N 108.86694°WCoordinates: 40°57′01″N 108°52′01″W / 40.95028°N 108.86694°W[2]
Topo map USGS Beaver Basin

Diamond Peak, elevation 11,285 ft (3,440 m), is a summit in Moffat County, Colorado. It acquired its name by being a prominent landmark just south of a phony diamond deposit in the diamond hoax of 1872.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Diamond Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  2. ↑ "Diamond Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  3. ↑ Peter Farquar, “Site of the diamond swindle of 1872,” California Historical Society Quarterly, Mar. 1963, v.42 n.1 p.49-53.

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