Mount Guyot (Colorado)
| Mount Guyot | |
|---|---|
_viewed_from_Dillon_Reservoir_July_2016.jpg) Mount Guyot viewed from Dillon Reservoir | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,376 ft (4,077 m) [1][2] |
| Prominence | 1,324 ft (404 m) [2] |
| Isolation | 1.99 mi (3.20 km) [2] |
| Coordinates | 39°27′32″N 105°56′15″W / 39.4588762°N 105.9375148°WCoordinates: 39°27′32″N 105°56′15″W / 39.4588762°N 105.9375148°W [3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Guyot | |
| Location |
Continental Divide between Park and Summit counties, Colorado, United States[3] |
| Parent range | Front Range[2] |
| Topo map |
USGS 7.5' topographic map Grays Peak, Colorado[3] |
Mount Guyot is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,376-foot (4,077 m) thirteener is located 6.3 miles (10.2 km) east-southeast (bearing 117°) of the Town of Breckenridge, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating Pike National Forest and Park County from Arapaho National Forest and Summit County.[1][2][3] The mountain was named in honor of Arnold Henry Guyot, a Swiss-American geologist.[4]
See also
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado county high points
References
- 1 2 The elevation of Mount Guyot includes an adjustment of +1.897 m (+6.22 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Mount Guyot, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Mount Guyot". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 146.
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