Mount Craig (Colorado)
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Mount Craig is a 12,007-foot-elevation (3,660-meter) mountain summit in Grand County, Colorado, United States.
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Mount Craig | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,007 ft (3,660 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 388 ft (118 m)[3] |
Parent peak | Fleur De Lis (12,253 ft)[3] |
Isolation | 1.21 mi (1.95 km)[3] |
Coordinates | 40°13′09″N 105°43′42″W[4] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Rev. William Bayard Craig |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Grand |
Protected area | Rocky Mountain National Park |
Parent range | Rocky Mountains Front Range |
Topo map | USGS Isolation Peak |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Precambrian[5] |
Type of rock | Granite of Longs Peak batholith[6] Biotite schist and gneiss[6] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | class 2 hiking[3] |
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