Badger Mountain (Colorado)
Badger Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 11,295 ft (3,443 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,561 ft (476 m)[3] |
Isolation | 6.32 mi (10.17 km)[3] |
Coordinates | 39°02′57″N 105°30′46″W / 39.0491525°N 105.5127119°WCoordinates: 39°02′57″N 105°30′46″W / 39.0491525°N 105.5127119°W[1] |
Geography | |
Badger Mountain Colorado | |
Location | Park County, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
Parent range | Front Range, [3] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Glentivar, Colorado[1] |
Badger Mountain is a mountain summit in the of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,295-foot (3,443 m) peak is located in Pike National Forest, 9.6 miles (15.5 km) northwest by west (bearing 300°) of the community of Lake George in Park County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3][4]
Badger mountain is the most prominent mountain of the Puma Hills area, overlooking nearby Wilkerson Pass. It borders the edge of the Lost Creek Wilderness. Badger Mountain road allows motor vehicles access to the summit.
See also[]
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado fourteeners
- List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
- List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
- List of Colorado county high points
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "WILKERSON". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b The elevation of Badger Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.462 m (+4.80 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Badger Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Badger Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
External links[]
Categories:
- Mountains of Colorado
- Mountains of Park County, Colorado
- Pike National Forest
- North American 3000 m summits
- Colorado geography stubs