Carbonate Mountain (Colorado)

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Carbonate Mountain
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Carbonate Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 13,670 ft (4,167 m)  [1] [2]
Prominence 434 ft (132 m)  [2]
Isolation 1.88 mi (3.03 km)  [2]
Coordinates 38°37′40″N106°17′02″W / 38.6277747°N 106.2839116°W / 38.6277747; -106.2839116 Coordinates: 38°37′40″N106°17′02″W / 38.6277747°N 106.2839116°W / 38.6277747; -106.2839116   [3]
Geography
Location Chaffee County, Colorado, U.S. [3]
Parent range Sawatch Range [2]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Saint Elmo, Colorado [3]

Carbonate Mountain is a high mountain summit in the southern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,670-foot (4,167 m) thirteener is located in San Isabel National Forest, 5.4 miles (8.7 km) north (bearing 3°) of the community of Garfield in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 The elevation of Carbonate Mountain includes an adjustment of +2.133 m (+7.00 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Carbonate Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Carbonate Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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