Mount Jackson (Colorado)
Appearance
Mount Jackson | |
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![]() East aspect | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,676 ft (4,168 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,810 ft (552 m)[3] |
Isolation | 3.21 mi (5.17 km)[3] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 39°29′07″N 106°32′12″W / 39.4852538°N 106.5366718°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Eagle County, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
Parent range | Sawatch Range[3] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Jackson, Colorado[1] |
Mount Jackson is a high and prominent mountain summit in the northern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,676-foot (4,168 m) thirteener is located in the Holy Cross Wilderness of White River National Forest, 9.0 miles (14.5 km) west-southwest (bearing 247°) of the Town of Minturn in Eagle County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3][4] The mountain was named in honor of photographer William Henry Jackson, who accompanied the Hayden Survey in the 1870s.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "MT JACKSON ET". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ a b The elevation of Mount Jackson includes an adjustment of +1.922 m (+6.31 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d "Mount Jackson, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Mount Jackson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 167.
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