Red Mountain (Gunnison County, Colorado)

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Red Mountain
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The mountain in 2025 viewed from Jack's Cabin Cutoff, north of Almont
Highest point
Elevation 11,679 ft (3,560 m) [1]
Prominence 1,120 ft (340 m) [1]
Isolation 4.48 mi (7.21 km) [1]
Coordinates 38°45′52.76″N106°56′25.01″W / 38.7646556°N 106.9402806°W / 38.7646556; -106.9402806 [2]
Geography
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Red Mountain
The peak's location in Colorado
Location Gunnison County, Colorado, U.S. [2]
Parent range West Elk Mountains
Topo map(s) USGS 7.5' topographic map
Crested Butte

Red Mountain, elevation 11,679 feet (3,560 meters), is a summit in the West Elk Mountains north of Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado, U.S. The peak is within the Gunnison National Forest. [1]

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Geology

The top of the mountain is covered with a basaltic lava flow laid down during the Miocene. [3]

Historical names

An earlier name for the mountain was Mount Wilkinson. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Red Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Red Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  3. ↑ Robinson, Charles H.; Dea, Peter A. (1981). "Quaternary glacial and slope-failure deposits of the Crested Butte area, Gunnison County, Colorado" (PDF). In Epis, R. C.; Callender, J. F. (eds.). Western Slope (Western Colorado). New Mexico Geological Society Annual Fall Field Conference Guidebook. Vol. 32nd. New Mexico Geological Society. pp. 155–163. doi:10.56577/FFC-32.
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