Mount Jackson (Colorado)
| Mount Jackson | |
|---|---|
  Mount Jackson | |
| 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°WCoordinates: 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]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 "MT JACKSON ET". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- 1 2 The elevation of Mount Jackson includes an adjustment of +1.922 m (+6.31 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- 1 2 3 4 "Mount Jackson, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Mount Jackson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 167.
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