Crested Butte | |
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Crested Butte from the north | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,168 ft (3,709 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 2,582 ft (787 m)[2] |
Isolation | 4.65 mi (7.48 km)[2] |
Listing | Colorado prominent summits |
Coordinates | 38°53′00″N 106°56′37″W / 38.8833256°N 106.9436547°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Gunnison County, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
Parent range | Elk Mountains[2] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Gothic, Colorado[3] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | hike |
Crested Butte is a prominent mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,168-foot (3,709 m) peak is in Gunnison National Forest, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) northeast by east (bearing 59°) of the Town of Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3] Ski lifts and runs of the Crested Butte Mountain Resort occupy the north side of the mountain.
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