Mount Adams (Colorado)

Mount Adams is a high mountain summit of the Crestones in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,937-foot (4,248 m) thirteener is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, 5.1 miles (8.2 km) east by north (bearing 81°) of the Town of Crestone, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Custer County from Rio Grande National Forest and Saguache County.[1][2][3]

Mount Adams
View of Mount Adams from the south
Highest point
Elevation13,937 ft (4,248 m)[1][2]
Prominence871 ft (265 m)[2]
Isolation1.86 mi (2.99 km)[2]
Coordinates38°00′27″N 105°36′17″W[3]
Geography
Mount Adams
LocationCuster and Saguache counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeSangre de Cristo Range, Crestones[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Horn Peak, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeScramble Class 3

Climbing

Mount Adams can be climbed using Class 3 routes via the west ridge (Willow Lake), via the southeast face (Horn Creek Trailhead), or via the north west ridge (South Crestone Lake Trailhead).

See also

References

  1. The elevation of Mount Adams includes an adjustment of +1.821 m (+5.97 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. "Mount Adams, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. "Mount Adams". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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