McCurdy Mountain

McCurdy Mountain
McCurdy Mountain

Colorado

Highest point
Elevation 12,172 ft (3,710 m)[1][2]
Prominence 789 ft (240 m)[2]
Isolation 2.05 mi (3.30 km)[2]
Parent peak Bison Peak[2]
Coordinates 39°13′10″N 105°28′06″W / 39.2194347°N 105.468334°W / 39.2194347; -105.468334Coordinates: 39°13′10″N 105°28′06″W / 39.2194347°N 105.468334°W / 39.2194347; -105.468334[3]
Geography
Location Park County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent range Front Range, Tarryall Mountains[2]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
McCurdy Mountain, Colorado[3]

McCurdy Mountain is a mountain summit in the Tarryall Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,172-foot (3,710 m) peak is located in the Lost Creek Wilderness of Pike National Forest, 28.2 miles (45.4 km) east (bearing 90°) of the Town of Fairplay in Park County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3] Like its neighbor, Bison Peak, McCurdy Mountain features a variety of unusual granite formations.

Mountain

See also

References

  1. 1 2 The elevation of McCurdy Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.308 m (+4.29 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "McCurdy Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "McCurdy Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 5, 2014.


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