Mount Herard

Mount Herard is a high and prominent mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,345-foot (4,068 m) thirteener is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness of Great Sand Dunes National Preserve, 15.0 miles (24.1 km) southeast (bearing 132°) of the Town of Crestone in Saguache County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3]

Mount Herard
Mount Herard as seen from the Great Sand Dunes
Highest point
Elevation13,345 ft (4,068 m)[1][2]
Prominence2,040 ft (622 m)[2]
Isolation4.63 mi (7.45 km)[2]
Listing
Coordinates37°50′57″N 105°29′40″W[3]
Geography
Mount Herard is located in Colorado
Mount Herard
Mount Herard
LocationGreat Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Saguache County, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeSangre de Cristo Range[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Medano Pass, Colorado[3]

Mountain

Originally called Medano Peak, the mountain with seven separate summits was renamed Mount Seven at the request of the Colorado Mountain Club in 1970.[3] In 1984 the mountain's name was changed to honor Ulysses Herard who homesteaded on its slopes in 1876.[3]

Historical names
  • Herard Peak
  • Medano Peak [3]
  • Mount Cleveland
  • Mount Herard – 1984 [3]
  • Mount Seven – 1970 [3]
  • XL Mountain

See also

References
  1. The elevation of Mount Herard includes an adjustment of +1.640 m (+5.38 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. "Mount Herard, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  3. "Mount Herard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
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