Ouray Peak

This article is about the summit in Chaffee County. For the summit in Saguache County, see Mount Ouray.
Ouray Peak
Ouray Peak

Colorado

Highest point
Elevation 12,963 ft (3,951 m) [1][2]
Coordinates 39°03′15″N 106°33′54″W / 39.0541581°N 106.5650304°W / 39.0541581; -106.5650304Coordinates: 39°03′15″N 106°33′54″W / 39.0541581°N 106.5650304°W / 39.0541581; -106.5650304 [3]
Geography
Location Chaffee County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent range Sawatch Mountains[2]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Independence Pass, Colorado[3]

Ouray Peak, elevation 12,963 ft (3,951 m), is a summit in the Sawatch Mountains of Colorado. The peak is 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Independence Pass in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest.

See also

References

  1. ↑ The elevation of Ouray Peak includes an adjustment of +1.974 m (+6.48 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 Independence Pass Quadrangle - Colorado (Map). 1 : 24,000. 7,5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. 1994. ISBN 978-0-607-91499-3.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ouray Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 6, 2014.


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