Mount Garfield (Mesa County, Colorado)

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Mount Garfield
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Southwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation 6,765 ft (2,062 m) [1]
Prominence 445 ft (136 m) [1]
Isolation 5.54 mi (8.92 km) [2]
Coordinates 39°07′29″N108°24′37″W / 39.124624°N 108.410301°W / 39.124624; -108.410301 [1]
Geography
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Mount Garfield
Location in Colorado
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Mount Garfield
Mount Garfield (the United States)
Location Mesa County, Colorado, U.S.
Parent range Colorado Plateau
Topo map USGS Clifton
Geology
Rock age Late Cretaceous
Rock type(s) sandstone, mudstone, shale
Climbing
Easiest route class 1 hiking [2]

Mt. Garfield [3] is the high point of the Book Cliffs, east-northeast of Grand Junction, and overlooking the town of Palisade. Two classic hiking trails ascend the mountain. The mountain was named after President James Garfield a year after Garfield's death. The mountain is composed of Mesaverde Group overlaying Mancos Shale.

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Mt. Garfield from Interstate 70

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Garfield, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  2. 1 2 "Garfield, Mount - 6,780' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  3. "Mount Garfield". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.