Methodist Mountain
Methodist Mountain is located in Colorado
Methodist Mountain
Methodist Mountain
Highest point
Elevation11,713 ft (3,570 m)[1][2]
Prominence807 ft (246 m)[2]
Isolation2.83 mi (4.55 km)[2]
Coordinates38°27′10″N 106°01′03″W / 38.4527756°N 106.0175142°W / 38.4527756; -106.0175142[3]
Geography
LocationChaffee and Saguache counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeSangre de Cristo Range[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Poncha Pass, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest routehike

Methodist Mountain is a mountain summit in the northern Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,713-foot (3,570 m) peak is located 5.5 miles (8.8 km) south by west (bearing 191°) of the City of Salida, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Chaffee County from Rio Grande National Forest and Saguache County.[1][2][3] Methodist Mountain is the northernmost peak of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, which stretch south through southern Colorado to Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Mountain

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References

  1. 1 2 The elevation of Methodist Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.683 m (+5.52 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Methodist Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Methodist Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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