Emerald Peak

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Emerald Peak
Emerald Peak is located in Colorado
Emerald Peak
Emerald Peak
Colorado
Highest point
Elevation13,911 ft (4,240 m)[2][3]
Prominence564 ft (172 m)[3]
Parent peakMissouri Mountain[3]
Isolation1.30 mi (2.09 km)[3]
Coordinates38°55′44″N 106°22′52″W / 38.928883°N 106.381136°W / 38.928883; -106.381136Coordinates: 38°55′44″N 106°22′52″W / 38.928883°N 106.381136°W / 38.928883; -106.381136[1]
Geography
LocationChaffee County, Colorado, U.S.[1]
Parent rangeSawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks[3]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Winfield, Colorado[1]

Emerald Peak is a high mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,911-foot (4,240 m) thirteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 14.7 miles (23.7 km) west-northwest (bearing 298°) of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.[2][3][1]

Mountain[]

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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Emerald Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b The elevation of Emerald Peak includes an adjustment of +2.083 m (+6.83 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Emerald Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

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