Methodist Mountain

Methodist Mountain
Methodist Mountain

Colorado

Highest point
Elevation 11,713 ft (3,570 m) [1][2]
Prominence 807 ft (246 m) [2]
Isolation 2.83 mi (4.55 km) [2]
Coordinates 38°27′10″N 106°01′03″W / 38.4527756°N 106.0175142°W / 38.4527756; -106.0175142Coordinates: 38°27′10″N 106°01′03″W / 38.4527756°N 106.0175142°W / 38.4527756; -106.0175142 [3]
Geography
Location Chaffee and Saguache counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent range Sangre de Cristo Range[2]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Poncha Pass, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest route hike

Methodist Mountain is a mountain summit in the northern Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,713-foot (3,570 m) peak is located 5.5 miles (8.8 km) south by west (bearing 191°) of the City of Salida, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Chaffee County from Rio Grande National Forest and Saguache County.[1][2][3] Methodist Mountain is the northernmost peak of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, which stretch south through southern Colorado to Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Mountain

See also

References

  1. 1 2 The elevation of Methodist Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.683 m (+5.52 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Methodist Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Methodist Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

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