Fairchild Mountain
For the Antarctic location, see Fairchild Peak. For other uses, see Fairchild (disambiguation).
Fairchild Mountain | |
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Fairchild Mountain, viewed from Trail Ridge Road | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,508 ft (4,117 m) [1][2] |
Prominence | 922 ft (281 m) [2] |
Isolation | 1.19 mi (1.92 km) [2] |
Parent peak | Ypsilon Mountain[2] |
Coordinates | 40°28′06″N 105°39′51″W / 40.4683168°N 105.6641704°W / 40.4683168; -105.6641704Coordinates: 40°28′06″N 105°39′51″W / 40.4683168°N 105.6641704°W / 40.4683168; -105.6641704 [3] |
Geography | |
Fairchild Mountain | |
Location |
Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
Parent range | Mummy Range[2] |
Topo map |
USGS 7.5' topographic map Trail Ridge, Colorado[3] |
Fairchild Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Mummy Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,508-foot (4,117 m) thirteener is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 9.6 miles (15.5 km) northwest (bearing 311°) of the Town of Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3]
Mountain
See also
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado county high points
References
- 1 2 The elevation of Fairchild Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.692 m (+5.55 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Fairchild Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Fairchild Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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