Mount Emmons (Colorado)

Mount Emmons
Mount Emmons
	Mount Emmons Location of Mount Emmons within Colorado
Highest point
Elevation	12,401 ft (3,780 m)
Prominence	592 ft (180 m)
Isolation	4.18 mi (6.73 km)
Coordinates	38°53′11″N 107°03′04″W / 38.8864059°N 107.0511295°WCoordinates: 38°53′11″N 107°03′04″W / 38.8864059°N 107.0511295°W
Naming
Etymology	Samuel Franklin Emmons
Geography
Location	Gunnison County, Colorado; United States
Parent range	Elk Mountains
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map; Oh-be-joyful

Mount Emmons is a mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains in north-central Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.^[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.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[1]

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

Historical names[]

Mount Emmons ^[1]
Red Lady^[6]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Emmons
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "EMMONS". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b The elevation of Mount Emmons includes an adjustment of +1.946 m (+6.38 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mount Emmons, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 Nov 2014.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. United States Government Printing Office. p. 119. Retrieved 2 Feb 2014.
^ "Mount Emmons (CO)". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 4 Feb 2018.

External links[]

"Mount Emmons (CO)". SummitPost.org.

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[gnis-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Emmons

[ngs-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "EMMONS". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved November 4, 2014.

[NAVD88-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b The elevation of Mount Emmons includes an adjustment of +1.946 m (+6.38 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.

[pb-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mount Emmons, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 4 Nov 2014.

[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.

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Mount Emmons (Colorado)

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Description[]

Historical names[]

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References[]

External links[]

Mount Emmons
Mount Emmons Location of Mount Emmons within Colorado
Highest point
Elevation	12,401 ft (3,780 m)^[2]^[3]
Prominence	592 ft (180 m)^[4]
Isolation	4.18 mi (6.73 km)^[4]
Coordinates	38°53′11″N 107°03′04″W / 38.8864059°N 107.0511295°W / 38.8864059; -107.0511295Coordinates: 38°53′11″N 107°03′04″W / 38.8864059°N 107.0511295°W / 38.8864059; -107.0511295^[2]
Naming
Etymology	Samuel Franklin Emmons
Geography
Location	Gunnison County, Colorado United States^[1]
Parent range	Elk Mountains^[4]
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Oh-be-joyful^[1]^[2]