Missouri Mountain
| Missouri Mountain | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,069.2 ft (4,288.3 m)[1] NAPGD2022 |
| Prominence | 847 ft (258 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 1.31 mi (2.11 km)[2] |
| Listing | Colorado Fourteener 36th |
| Coordinates | 38°56′51″N 106°22′43″W / 38.9475647°N 106.3784982°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Missouri Mountain | |
| Location | Chaffee County, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
| Parent range | Sawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Winfield, Colorado[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Northwest Ridge: Hike, class 2[5] |
Missouri Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Collegiate Peaks of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,069.2-foot (4,288 m) fourteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 15.2 miles (24.5 km) northwest by west (bearing 302°) of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.[3][2][4] Missouri Mountain is separated from its eastern neighbor Mount Belford by Elkhead Pass (13,220 feet).[6]
Climbing
[edit]The standard route to the top is rated class 2.[7]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Ahlgren, Kevin; Van Westrum, Derek; Shaw, Brian (April 2024). "Moving mountains: reevaluating the elevations of Colorado mountain summits using modern geodetic techniques". Journal of Geodesy. 98 29. doi:10.1007/s00190-024-01831-8.
- ^ a b c d "Missouri Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ a b c "MISSOURI MTN". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ a b "Missouri Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ "Missouri Mountain Routes". 14ers.com.
- ^ Louis W. Dawson II (1996). Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Volume 1. Blue Clover Press. ISBN 0-9628867-1-8.
- ^ "Belford, Oxford and Missouri | Routes". 14ers.com. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
External links
[edit]- "Missouri Mountain". 14ers.com.
- Missouri Mountain on Summitpost
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