Centennial Cone | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,636 m (8,648 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 783 ft (239 m) [2] |
Isolation | 2.05 mi (3.30 km) [2] |
Coordinates | 39°45′8.99″N105°21′32.40″W / 39.7524972°N 105.3590000°W |
Geography | |
Location | Jefferson County, Colorado |
Parent range | Front Range |
Topo map(s) | USGS Ralston Buttes |
Centennial Cone is a 8,649-foot (2,636-meter) mountain in Jefferson County, Colorado. Centennial Cone Park takes its name from the mountain. The park features a 12-mile (19-kilometer) long equestrian, mountain biking, and hiking trail that offers scenic views and wildlife viewing. [3]
The mountain's original name was Sheep Mountain. The Colorado Mountain Club then petitioned the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to change the name to Centennial Cone. The change request was approved on August 7, 1912. [4]
The mountain has a pegmatite deposit that includes biotite granite gneiss, quartz-albite-muscovite, and quartz-microcline-muscovite. [5] At one time, there was a beryllium mine on the peak. [6]
Amazonite, also known as amazonstone, is a green tectosilicate mineral, a variety of the potassium feldspar called microcline. Its chemical formula is KAlSi3O8, which is polymorphic to orthoclase.
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