McCurdy Mountain

McCurdy Mountain is a mountain summit in the Tarryall Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,172-foot (3,710 m) peak is located in the Lost Creek Wilderness of Pike National Forest, 28.2 miles (45.4 km) east (bearing 90°) of the Town of Fairplay in Park County, Colorado, United States.^[1][2][3] Like its neighbor, Bison Peak, McCurdy Mountain features a variety of unusual granite formations.

McCurdy Mountain
McCurdy Mountain Colorado
Highest point
Elevation	12,172 ft (3,710 m)[1][2]
Prominence	789 ft (240 m)[2]
Parent peak	Bison Peak[2]
Isolation	2.05 mi (3.30 km)[2]
Coordinates	39°13′10″N 105°28′06″W[3]
Geography
Location	Park County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent range	Front Range, Tarryall Mountains[2]
Topo map(s)	USGS 7.5' topographic map McCurdy Mountain, Colorado[3]

Mountain

See also

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• Colorado portal
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• List of Colorado mountain ranges
• List of Colorado mountain summits
  • List of Colorado fourteeners
  • List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
  • List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
• List of Colorado county high points

References

1. The elevation of McCurdy Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.308 m (+4.29 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
2. "McCurdy Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
3. "McCurdy Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

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