Red Mountain (Ouray County, Colorado)

Red Mountain Number 3

Red Mountain Number 3
Highest point
Elevation 12,896 ft (3,931 m) [1]
Coordinates 37°54′06″N 107°41′21″W / 37.901662°N 107.6892276°W / 37.901662; -107.6892276Coordinates: 37°54′06″N 107°41′21″W / 37.901662°N 107.6892276°W / 37.901662; -107.6892276 [2]
Geography
Red Mountain Number 3

Colorado

Location Ouray and San Juan counties, Colorado, United States[2]
Parent range San Juan Mountains
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Ironton, Colorado[2]
Red Mountain Number 1

Red Mountain Number 1
Highest point
Elevation 12,598 ft (3,840 m) [3]
Coordinates 37°54′37″N 107°39′44″W / 37.9102732°N 107.6622828°W / 37.9102732; -107.6622828 [4]
Geography
Location Ouray and San Juan counties, Colorado, United States[4]
Red Mountain Number 2

Red Mountain Number 2
Highest point
Elevation 12,225 ft (3,726 m) [5]
Coordinates 37°54′46″N 107°40′57″W / 37.9127730°N 107.6825607°W / 37.9127730; -107.6825607 [6]
Geography
Location Ouray County, Colorado, U.S.[6]

Red Mountain is a set of three peaks in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States, about 5 miles south of Ouray. The mountains get their name from the reddish iron ore rocks that cover the surface. Several other peaks in the San Juan Mountains likewise have prominent reddish coloration from iron ore and are also called "Red Mountain".

Nearby Red Mountain Pass is named after Red Mountain, and the ghost town mining camp of Red Mountain Town is located at the foot of the Red Mountains.

See also

References

  1. ↑ The elevation of Red Mountain Number 3 includes an adjustment of +1.801 m (+5.91 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 "Red Mountain Number 3". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ The elevation of Red Mountain Number 1 includes an adjustment of +1.826 m (+5.99 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  4. 1 2 "Red Mountain Number 1". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ The elevation of Red Mountain Number 2 includes an adjustment of +1.803 m (+5.92 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  6. 1 2 "Red Mountain Number 2". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 6, 2014.


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