Diamond Peak (Colorado) Explained

Diamond Peak
Elevation Ft:	9665
Elevation Ref:	^[1] ^[2]
Prominence Ft:	2845
Isolation Mi:	29.67
Location:	Moffat County, Colorado, U.S.
Map:	Colorado
Coordinates:	40.9502°N -108.8782°W
Coordinates Ref:	^[3]
Topo:	USGS 7.5' topographic map Beaver Basin, Colorado

Diamond Peak is a prominent mountain summit in the Green River Basin of the U.S. state of Colorado. The 9665feet peak is located 82.1km (51miles) northwest by west (bearing 306°) of the community of Maybell in Moffat County, Colorado, United States.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Mountain

Diamond Peak was the scene of a diamond salting scheme known as the Diamond hoax of 1872. It was solved by Clarence King, the noted geologist and surveyor.^[4]

There are two other "Diamond Peaks" in Colorado, one in Routt County and the other in Jackson County.

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

Notes and References

1. The elevation of Diamond Peak includes an adjustment of +1.436 m (+4.71 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
2. 5419. Diamond Peak, Colorado. October 20, 2014.
3. 169669. Diamond Peak. October 20, 2014.
4. Winchester, Simon (2013), The Men Who United the States