Mount Oso (Colorado)

Mount Oso
Mount Oso Colorado
Highest point
Elevation	13,690 ft (4,173 m) [1][2]
Prominence	1,664 ft (507 m) [2]
Isolation	5.41 mi (8.71 km) [2]
Listing	North America highest peaks 83rd US highest major peaks 65th Colorado highest major peak 32nd
Coordinates	37°36′26″N 107°29′37″W / 37.6072222°N 107.4936685°WCoordinates: 37°36′26″N 107°29′37″W / 37.6072222°N 107.4936685°W [3]
Geography
Location	La Plata County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent range	San Juan Mountains[2]
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Emerald Lake, Colorado[3]

Mount Oso is a high and prominent mountain summit in the San Juan Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,690-foot (4,173 m) peak is located in the Weminuche Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 30.8 miles (49.5 km) northeast (bearing 42°) of the City of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado, United States.^[1][2][3]

Historical names

• Hunchback
• Mount Oso – 1906 ^[3]

See also

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of mountain peaks of Colorado

References

1. The elevation of Mount Oso includes an adjustment of +1.776 m (+5.83 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
2. "Mount Oso, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
3. "Mount Oso". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

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