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Huerfano Butte

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This article is about the Colorado butte. For the Arizona butte, see Huerfano Butte (Arizona).
Huerfano Butte
Highest point
Elevation6,174 ft (1,882 m)[1][2]
Prominence181 ft (55 m)[3]
Geography
Huerfano Butte is located in Colorado
Huerfano Butte
Huerfano Butte
LocationHuerfano County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent rangeSpanish Peaks area[3]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Huerfano Butte, Colorado[1]
Geology
Mountain typeVolcanic plug

Huerfano Butte is an isolated volcanic neck located 8.8 miles (14.1 km) north by west (bearing 344°) of the City of Walsenburg in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3][4]

A remnant of an ancient volcano, it was named Huerfano (orphan) by early Spanish explorers.[5] Its name is pronounced locally as WAR-fuh-no.[6] It rises above the south side of the Huerfano River with its peak about 200 feet above the floodplain. The butte lies one half mile east of the Interstate 25 crossing of the Huerfano River.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "HUERFANO BUTTE". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved November 4, 2014. Note: The summit of Huerfano Butte is +1.40 m (+4.6 ft) higher than NGS station HUERFANO BUTTE.
  2. ^ a b The elevation of Huerfano Butte includes an adjustment of +0.984 m (+3.23 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ a b c "Huerfano Butte, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Huerfano Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 162.
  6. ^ Halka Chronic (1980). Roadside Geology of Colorado. Missoula Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Co. p. 37. ISBN 0-87842-105-X.
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