Cedar Mountain (Moffat County, Colorado)

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Cedar Mountain
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The mountain in 2025
Highest point
Elevation 7,527 ft (2,294 m) [1]
Prominence 714 ft (218 m) [1]
Coordinates 40°34′34.46″N107°36′31.13″W / 40.5762389°N 107.6086472°W / 40.5762389; -107.6086472 [2]
Geography
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Cedar Mountain
The peak's location in Colorado
Location Moffat County, Colorado, U.S. [2]
Parent range Elkhead Mountains
Topo map(s) USGS 7.5' topographic map
Craig, Colorado
Climbing
Easiest route hike

Cedar Mountain, elevation 7,527 feet (2,294 meters), is a summit in the Elkhead Mountains northwest of Craig in Moffat County, Colorado, U.S. [1]

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Cedar Mountain Recreation Area

The Bureau of Land Management manages the Cedar Mountain Recreation Area. Free to access, the area covers 880 acres (360 hectares) on the mountain. A hiking trail, the Stearns Trail, starts at the parking lot. [3]

Historical names

The peak was previously called Fortification Butte. [4]

Geology

The mountain is made up of white sandstone of the Browns Park Formation covered by a layer of basalt from an ancient lava flow. Thus, the mountain is not a volcano. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cedar Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Cedar Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Cedar Mountain Recreation Area". Bureau of Land Management. n.d. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ Hancock, E.T. (1925). Geology and coal resources of the Axial and Monument Butte quadrangles, Moffat County, Colorado (PDF). Bulletin 757. Washington: Government Printing Office. p. 23. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
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