Mount Emmons (Colorado)

Mount Emmons is a mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains in north-central Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.[4]

Mount Emmons
Mount Emmons is located in Colorado
Mount Emmons
Mount Emmons
Location of Mount Emmons within Colorado
Highest point
Elevation12,401 ft (3,780 m)[1][2]
Prominence592 ft (180 m)[3]
Isolation4.18 mi (6.73 km)[3]
Coordinates38°53′11″N 107°03′04″W[1]
Naming
EtymologySamuel Franklin Emmons
Geography
LocationGunnison County, Colorado
United States[4]
Parent rangeElk Mountains[3]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Oh-be-joyful[4][1]

Description

The 12,401-foot (3,780 m) peak is located within the Gunnison National Forest, 4.2 miles (6.7 km) west-northwest (bearing 288°) of the Town of Crested Butte.[1][2][3][4]

The mountain was named in honor of geologist Samuel Franklin Emmons (as was another peak in Utah).[5]

Historical names

See also

References
  1. "EMMONS". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  2. The elevation of Mount Emmons includes an adjustment of +1.946 m (+6.38 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. "Mount Emmons, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 Nov 2014.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Emmons
  5. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. United States Government Printing Office. p. 119. Retrieved 2 Feb 2014.
  6. "Mount Emmons (CO)". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 4 Feb 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.