Saddle Mountain (Delta County, Colorado)
| Saddle Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Saddle Mountain near Crawford, Colorado in the West Elk Mountains | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,005 ft (3,050 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,565 ft (477 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 3.34 mi (5.38 km)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38°42′19″N 107°30′57″W / 38.7052514°N 107.5158797°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Saddle Mountain The mountain's location in Colorado | |
| Location | Delta County, Colorado, United States[3] |
| Parent range | West Elk Mountains[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Crawford, Colorado |
Saddle Mountain is a large, conical mountain located on the western side of the West Elk Mountains southeast of Crawford, Colorado. Topped off by North and South Saddle peaks, Saddle Mountain's highest point, South Saddle Peak, has an elevation of 10,005 ft (3,050 m)[1] with over 3,000 ft (910 m) of vertical relief above the valley below. Although it has the classic shape of an extinct volcano, Saddle Mountain is an exposed igneous intrusion that geologists call a laccolith.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Saddle Mountain, Colorado". Topozone.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "Saddle Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ a b "Saddle Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "Noe, D. C., and Alexander T. Klink. OF-15-06 Geologic Map of the Crawford Quadrangle, Delta and Montrose Counties, Colorado. 1:24,000". Colorado Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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