Horseshoe Mountain (Colorado)

Horseshoe Mountain
The mountain and its prominent cirque
Highest point
Elevation13,905 ft (4,238 m)[1][2]
Prominence758 ft (231 m)[2]
Isolation2.83 mi (4.55 km)[2]
Coordinates39°11′09″N 106°11′07″W / 39.1858243°N 106.1852987°W / 39.1858243; -106.1852987[3]
Geography
Horseshoe Mountain is located in Colorado
Horseshoe Mountain
Horseshoe Mountain
LocationLake and Park counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeMosquito Range[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Sherman, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest routehike

Horseshoe Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,905-foot (4,238 m) thirteener is located 7.1 miles (11.5 km) southeast by east (bearing 126°) of the City of Leadville, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Lake County from Pike National Forest and Park County.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b The elevation of Horseshoe Mountain includes an adjustment of +2.031 m (+6.66 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Horseshoe Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Horseshoe Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 10, 2014.

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