Lone Cone is a prominent mountain summit at the western end of the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,618-foot (3,846 m) peak is located 24.2 miles (38.9 km) west by south (bearing 262°) of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Juan National Forest and Dolores County from Uncompahgre National Forest and San Miguel County.[1][2][3][4]
| Lone Cone | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Lone Cone from the south | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,618 ft (3,846 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 2,273 ft (693 m)[3] |
| Isolation | 8.40 mi (13.52 km)[3] |
| Listing | Colorado prominent summits |
| Coordinates | 37°53′17″N 108°15′20″W / 37.8879934°N 108.2556107°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Lone Cone | |
| Location | Dolores and San Miguel counties, Colorado, United States[4] |
| Parent range | San Miguel Mountains[3] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Lone Cone, Colorado[1] |
Geology
editThe mountain, a laccolith, is between 20 and 40 million years old and is the westernmost of over a dozen laccoliths that are the same age as rocks in the San Juan volcanic field.[5]
Historical names
edit- Lone Cone – 1906 [4]
- West Point
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "LONE CONE". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ a b The elevation of Lone Cone includes an adjustment of +1.698 m (+5.57 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d "Lone Cone, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Lone Cone". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ Williams, Felicie; Chronic, Halka (2014). Roadside geology of Colorado (3rd ed.). Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. p. 346. ISBN 9780878426096. LCCN 2013025258.
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