Mount Mestas
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Mount Mestas | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 11,573 ft (3,527 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 2,229 ft (679 m)[2] |
Isolation | 16.33 mi (26.28 km)[2] |
Listing | Colorado prominent summits |
Coordinates | 37°34′58″N 105°08′50″W / 37.5827867°N 105.1472229°W / 37.5827867; -105.1472229Coordinates: 37°34′58″N 105°08′50″W / 37.5827867°N 105.1472229°W / 37.5827867; -105.1472229[3] |
Geography | |
Mount Mestas Colorado | |
Location | Huerfano County, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range[2] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map La Veta Pass, Colorado[3] |
Mount Mestas is a mountain summit in the southeastern Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,573-foot (3,527 m) peak is located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) southeast (bearing 131°) of North La Veta Pass in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3] The mountain was known as La Veta Peak until 1949 when it was renamed in honor of PFC Felix B. Mestas Jr. who was killed in action during the Second World War.[3]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b The elevation of Mount Mestas includes an adjustment of +1.372 m (+4.50 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Mount Mestas, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Mount Mestas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
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