Specimen Mountain
| Specimen Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Specimen Mountain viewed from the Alpine Visitor Center | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,494 ft (3,808 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 1,731 ft (528 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 4.70 mi (7.56 km)[2] |
| Listing | Colorado prominent summits |
| Coordinates | 40°26′41″N 105°48′31″W / 40.4447059°N 105.8086211°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Specimen Mountain | |
| Location | Rocky Mountain National Park, Continental Divide between Grand and Larimer counties, Colorado, United States[3] |
| Parent range | Front Range[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Fall River Pass, Colorado[3] |
Specimen Mountain, elevation 12,494 ft (3,808 m), is a summit in the Front Range of northern Colorado. The mountain is north of Milner Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Historical names
- Geode Mountain
- Mountain Smokes
- Specimen Mountain – 1932 [3]
Geology
Specimen Mountain is a red-tinted, extinct volcano that was last active around 27 million years ago. At that time, it was probably more conical in shape and much higher than it is now. Roadcuts near Poudre Lake contain some of the yellowish ash its eruptions spewed out.[4]
See also
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado county high points
References
- ^ The elevation of Specimen Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.614 m (+5.30 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d "Specimen Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Specimen Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ Williams, Felicie; Chronic, Halka (2014). Roadside geology of Colorado (3rd ed.). Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. p. 157. ISBN 9780878426096. LCCN 2013025258.
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