Mount Mestas Explained

Mount Mestas
Photo Size:275px
Elevation Ft:11573
Elevation Ref:[1] [2]
Prominence Ft:2229
Isolation Mi:16.33
Listing:Colorado prominent summits
Range:Sangre de Cristo Range
Location:Huerfano County, Colorado, U.S.
Map:Colorado
Coordinates:37.5828°N -105.1472°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
Topo:USGS 7.5' topographic map
La Veta Pass, Colorado

Mount Mestas is a mountain summit in the southeastern Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11573feet peak is located 5.1km (03.2miles) 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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Notes and References

  1. The elevation of Mount Mestas includes an adjustment of +1.372 m (+4.50 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 16617. Mount Mestas, Colorado. October 21, 2014.
  3. 192788. Mount Mestas. October 21, 2014.