Iron Mountain (Sangre de Cristo Range)

Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain

Colorado

Highest point
Elevation 11,416 ft (3,480 m) [1][2]
Prominence 1,951 ft (595 m) [2]
Isolation 6.95 mi (11.18 km) [2]
Listing Colorado prominent summits
Coordinates 37°38′15″N 105°15′14″W / 37.6375066°N 105.2538925°W / 37.6375066; -105.2538925Coordinates: 37°38′15″N 105°15′14″W / 37.6375066°N 105.2538925°W / 37.6375066; -105.2538925 [3]
Geography
Location Costilla and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent range Sangre de Cristo Range[2]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Red Wing, Colorado[3]

Iron Mountain is a prominent mountain summit in the southern Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,416-foot (3,480 m) peak is located 3.9 miles (6.2 km) west-northwest (bearing 296°) of the North La Veta Pass, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Costilla and Huerfano counties.[1][2][3]

Mountain

See also

References

  1. 1 2 The elevation of Iron Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.436 m (+4.71 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Iron Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Iron Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 20, 2014.


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