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Dyer Mountain

Coordinates: 39°14′23″N 106°11′00″W / 39.2397122°N 106.1833546°W / 39.2397122; -106.1833546
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Dyer Mountain
Dyer Mountain, seen from Gemini Peak
Highest point
Elevation13,862 ft (4,225 m)[1][2]
Prominence475 ft (145 m)[2]
Isolation0.88 mi (1.42 km)[2]
Coordinates39°14′23″N 106°11′00″W / 39.2397122°N 106.1833546°W / 39.2397122; -106.1833546[3]
Geography
Dyer Mountain is located in Colorado
Dyer Mountain
Dyer Mountain
LocationLake and Park counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeMosquito Range[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Sherman, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest routehike

Dyer Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,862-foot (4,225 m) thirteener is located 5.9 miles (9.5 km) east (bearing 95°) of the City of Leadville, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating Lake County from Park County.[1][2][3] The mountain was named in honor of frontier preacher John Lewis Dyer.

Mountain

See also

References

  1. ^ a b The elevation of Dyer Mountain includes an adjustment of +2.042 m (+6.70 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Dyer Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Dyer Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

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