Silver Mountain (Huerfano County, Colorado) Explained

Silver Mountain
Other Name:	Dike Mountain
Map:	Colorado
Location:	Huerfano County, Colorado
Range:	Sangre de Cristos
Elevation M:	3208
Elevation Ft:	10525
Prominence Ft:	1242
Prominence Ref:	^[1]
Isolation Mi:	2.87
Coordinates:	37.6153°N -105.1033°W
Topo:	USGS La Veta

Silver Mountain, elevation 10525feet, is a mountain in Huerfano County, Colorado. It is part of the southern Sangre de Cristo Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America. Silver Mountain is located northeast of Mount Mestas and north of the Spanish Peaks.

Earlier name

The mountain used to be called Dike Mountain for the numerous magmatic dikes that radiate out from its base. The name was changed in the 1870s after miners discovered gold and silver deposits there.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Peakbagger. Silver Mountain. Retrieved: 2017-08-14
2. Web site: Silver Mountain . . Colorado Geological Survey . 2017-08-14 . Silver Mountain was once known as Dike Mountain, but that changed in some circles in the late 1870s when gold and silver were discovered on different parts of the mountain. There are still a couple of mining claims outstanding, but hardly any ore has been taken from the mountain in the last fifty years. Silver Mountain is located in Huerfano County, Colorado. The northeastern half of the mountain is owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), while the southwestern half is a consolidation of 'school land.'.