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Black Mountain (Moffat County, Colorado)

Coordinates: 40°47′29″N 107°23′15″W / 40.7913581°N 107.3875618°W / 40.7913581; -107.3875618
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This article is about the Black Mountain in the Elkhead Mountains of Colorado. For other uses, see Black Mountain (disambiguation).
Black Mountain
Black Mountain is located in Colorado
Black Mountain
Black Mountain
Highest point
Elevation10,865 ft (3,312 m)[2][1]
Prominence2,440 ft (744 m)[1]
Isolation16.40 mi (26.39 km)[1]
ListingColorado county high points 42nd
Coordinates40°47′29″N 107°23′15″W / 40.7913581°N 107.3875618°W / 40.7913581; -107.3875618[3]
Geography
LocationHigh point of Moffat County, Colorado, United States[1]
Parent rangeElkhead Mountains[1]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Freeman Reservoir, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest routehike

Black Mountain is a prominent mountain summit in the Elkhead Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 10,865-foot (3,312 m) peak is located in Routt National Forest, 20.9 miles (33.6 km) north-northeast (bearing 25°) of the City of Craig in Moffat County, Colorado, United States. Black Mountain is the highest point in Moffat County.[2][1][3]

Mountain

Historical names

  • Black Mountain [3]
  • Welba Peak

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Black Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  2. ^ a b The elevation of Black Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.559 m (+5.11 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ a b c d "Black Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
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