Methodist Mountain

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.

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[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

Mountain

See also

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