Mount Audubon
Mount Audubon is a high mountain summit of the Indian Peaks in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,229-foot (4,032 m) thirteener is located in the Indian Peaks Wilderness of Roosevelt National Forest, 5.6 miles (9.0 km) west-northwest (bearing 287°) of the Town of Ward in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3] The mountain was named in honor of John James Audubon.
Mount Audubon | |
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![]() Mt. Audubon, Front Range, Colorado | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,229 ft (4,032 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 843 ft (257 m)[2] |
Isolation | 3.36 mi (5.41 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 40°05′56″N 105°36′59″W[3] |
Naming | |
Etymology | John James Audubon |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Mount Audubon | |
Location | Boulder County, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
Parent range | Front Range, Indian Peaks[2] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Ward, Colorado[3] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | hike |
See also
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado fourteeners
- List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
- List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
- List of Colorado county high points
References
- The elevation of Mount Audubon includes an adjustment of +1.681 m (+5.52 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- "Mount Audubon, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- "Mount Audubon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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