Diamond Peak (Colorado)

Diamond Peak is a prominent mountain summit in the Green River Basin of the U.S. state of Colorado. The 9,665-foot (2,946 m) peak is located 51.0 miles (82.1 km) northwest by west (bearing 306°) of the community of Maybell in Moffat County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3]

Diamond Peak
Diamond Peak
Highest point
Elevation9,665 ft (2,946 m)[1][2]
Prominence2,845 ft (867 m)[2]
Isolation29.67 mi (47.75 km)[2]
Coordinates40°57′01″N 108°52′41″W[3]
Geography
LocationMoffat County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Beaver Basin, Colorado[3]

Mountain

Diamond Peak was the scene of a diamond salting scheme known as the Diamond hoax of 1872. It was solved by Clarence King, the noted geologist and surveyor.[4]

There are two other "Diamond Peaks" in Colorado, one in Routt County and the other in Jackson County.

See also

References

  1. The elevation of Diamond Peak includes an adjustment of +1.436 m (+4.71 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. "Diamond Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  3. "Diamond Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. Winchester, Simon (2013), The Men Who United the States
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