Middle Peak (Colorado)

Middle Peak
Middle Peak is located in Colorado
Middle Peak
Middle Peak
Highest point
Elevation13,306 ft (4,056 m)[2][3]
Prominence1,960 ft (597 m)[3][4]
Isolation5.50 mi (8.85 km)
Listing
Coordinates37°51′20″N 108°06′44″W / 37.8555489°N 108.1122965°W / 37.8555489; -108.1122965[1]
Geography
LocationDolores and San Miguel counties, Colorado, United States[1]
Parent rangeSan Miguel Mountains[3]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Dolores Peak, Colorado[1]

Middle Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit in the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,306-foot (4,056 m) peak is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness, 17.1 miles (27.6 km) west-southwest (bearing 250°) of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Juan National Forest and Dolores County from Uncompahgre National Forest and San Miguel County.[2][3][1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Middle Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  2. ^ a b The elevation of Middle Peak includes an adjustment of +1.809 m (+5.94 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ a b c d "Middle Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. ^ Dolores Peak may be higher than Middle Peak.

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