Mount Emmons (Colorado) Explained

Mount Emmons
Elevation Ft:	12401
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Prominence Ft:	592
Isolation Mi:	4.18
Map:	Colorado
Coordinates:	38.8864°N -107.0511°W
Topo:	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.

Description

The 12401feet peak is located within the Gunnison National Forest, 6.7km (04.2miles) west-northwest (bearing 288°) of the Town of Crested Butte.^{[2] [1] [3]}

The mountain was named in honor of geologist Samuel Franklin Emmons (as was another peak in Utah).^[4]

Historical names

• Mount Emmons
• Red Lady^[5]

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
• Mount Emmons (Utah)

External links

• 185039. Mount Emmons (CO).

Notes and References

1. The elevation of Mount Emmons includes an adjustment of +1.946 m (+6.38 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
2. JL0736. EMMONS. November 4, 2014.
3. 39864. Mount Emmons, Colorado. 4 Nov 2014.
4. Book: Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. United States Government Printing Office. 1905. 119. 2 Feb 2014.
5. 185039. Mount Emmons (CO). 4 Feb 2018.