Saddle Mountain (Delta County, Colorado)

Saddle Mountain
Saddle Mountain near Crawford, Colorado in the West Elk Mountains
Highest point
Elevation10,005 ft (3,050 m)[1]
Prominence1,565 ft (477 m)[2]
Isolation3.34 mi (5.38 km)[2]
ListingMountains of Colorado
Coordinates38°42′19″N 107°30′57″W / 38.7052514°N 107.5158797°W / 38.7052514; -107.5158797[3]
Geography
Saddle Mountain is located in Colorado
Saddle Mountain
Saddle Mountain
The mountain's location in Colorado
LocationDelta County, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeWest Elk Mountains[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Crawford, Colorado

Saddle Mountain is a large, conical mountain located on the western side of the West Elk Mountains southeast of Crawford, Colorado. Topped off by North and South Saddle peaks, Saddle Mountain's highest point, South Saddle Peak, has an elevation of 10,005 ft (3,050 m)[1] with over 3,000 ft (910 m) of vertical relief above the valley below. Although it has the classic shape of an extinct volcano, Saddle Mountain is an exposed igneous intrusion that geologists call a laccolith.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Saddle Mountain, Colorado". Topozone.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Saddle Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Saddle Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "Noe, D. C., and Alexander T. Klink. OF-15-06 Geologic Map of the Crawford Quadrangle, Delta and Montrose Counties, Colorado. 1:24,000". Colorado Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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