Mount Adams (Colorado)
Mount Adams is a high mountain summit of the Crestones in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,937-foot (4,248 m) thirteener is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, 5.1 miles (8.2 km) east by north (bearing 81°) of the Town of Crestone, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Custer County from Rio Grande National Forest and Saguache County.[1][2][3]
| Mount Adams | |
|---|---|
 View of Mount Adams from the south | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,937 ft (4,248 m) [1][2] |
| Prominence | 871 ft (265 m) [2] |
| Isolation | 1.86 mi (2.99 km) [2] |
| Coordinates | 38°00′27″N 105°36′17″W [3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Adams | |
| Location | Custer and Saguache counties, Colorado, United States[3] |
| Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range, Crestones[2] |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Horn Peak, Colorado[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble Class 3 |
Climbing
Mount Adams can be climbed using Class 3 routes via the west ridge (Willow Lake), via the southeast face (Horn Creek Trailhead), or via the north west ridge (South Crestone Lake Trailhead).
See also
References
- The elevation of Mount Adams includes an adjustment of +1.821 m (+5.97 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- "Mount Adams, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- "Mount Adams". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
External links
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