Methodist Mountain
Methodist Mountain | |
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![]() ![]() Methodist Mountain Colorado | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 11,713 ft (3,570 m)[2][3] |
Prominence | 807 ft (246 m)[3] |
Isolation | 2.83 mi (4.55 km)[3] |
Coordinates | 38°27′10″N 106°01′03″W / 38.4527756°N 106.0175142°WCoordinates: 38°27′10″N 106°01′03″W / 38.4527756°N 106.0175142°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Chaffee and Saguache counties, Colorado, United States[1] |
Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range[3] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Poncha Pass, Colorado[1] |
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.[2][3][1] Methodist Mountain is the northernmost peak of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, which stretch south through southern Colorado to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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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 "Methodist Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b The elevation of Methodist Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.683 m (+5.52 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Methodist Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
External links[]
Categories:
- Mountains of Colorado
- Mountains of Chaffee County, Colorado
- Mountains of Saguache County, Colorado
- Rio Grande National Forest
- San Isabel National Forest
- North American 3000 m summits
- Colorado geography stubs