Horseshoe Mountain (Colorado)

Horseshoe Mountain
Horseshoe Mountain

Colorado

Highest point
Elevation 13,905 ft (4,238 m) [1][2]
Prominence 758 ft (231 m) [2]
Isolation 2.83 mi (4.55 km) [2]
Coordinates 39°11′09″N 106°11′07″W / 39.1858243°N 106.1852987°W / 39.1858243; -106.1852987Coordinates: 39°11′09″N 106°11′07″W / 39.1858243°N 106.1852987°W / 39.1858243; -106.1852987 [3]
Geography
Location Lake and Park counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent range Mosquito Range[2]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Sherman, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest route hike

Horseshoe Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,905-foot (4,238 m) thirteener is located 7.1 miles (11.5 km) southeast by east (bearing 126°) of the City of Leadville, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Lake County from Pike National Forest and Park County.[1][2][3]

Mountain

See also

References

  1. 1 2 The elevation of Horseshoe Mountain includes an adjustment of +2.031 m (+6.66 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Horseshoe Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Horseshoe Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 10, 2014.

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