Mount Edwards is a high mountain summit in the Rocky Mountains' Front Range of North America. The 13,856-foot (4,223 m) thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 7.6 miles (12.3 km) southwest (bearing 223°) of the Town of Georgetown, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Clear Creek and Summit counties.[1][2][3]
Mount Edwards | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,856 ft (4,223 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 470 ft (140 m)[2] |
Parent peak | Grays Peak[2] |
Isolation | 1.29 mi (2.08 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 39°38′11″N 105°47′38″W / 39.6363759°N 105.7938971°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Continental Divide between Clear Creek and Summit counties, Colorado, United States[3] |
Parent range | Front Range[2] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Grays Peak, Colorado[3] |
See also
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edit- ^ a b The elevation of Mount Edwards includes an adjustment of +1.867 m (+6.13 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mount Edwards, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Mount Edwards". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.