Mount Herard

Mount Herard is a high and prominent mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,345-foot (4,068 m) thirteener is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness of Great Sand Dunes National Preserve, 15.0 miles (24.1 km) southeast (bearing 132°) of the Town of Crestone in Saguache County, Colorado, United States.^[1][2][3]

Mount Herard
Mount Herard as seen from the Great Sand Dunes
Highest point
Elevation	13,345 ft (4,068 m)[1][2]
Prominence	2,040 ft (622 m)[2]
Isolation	4.63 mi (7.45 km)[2]
Listing	North America highest peaks 101st US highest major peaks 84th Colorado highest major peaks 44th
Coordinates	37°50′57″N 105°29′40″W[3]
Geography
Mount Herard Colorado
Location	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Saguache County, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent range	Sangre de Cristo Range[2]
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Medano Pass, Colorado[3]

Mountain

Originally called Medano Peak, the mountain with seven separate summits was renamed Mount Seven at the request of the Colorado Mountain Club in 1970.^[3] In 1984 the mountain's name was changed to honor Ulysses Herard who homesteaded on its slopes in 1876.^[3]

Historical names

• Herard Peak
• Medano Peak ^[3]
• Mount Cleveland
• Mount Herard – 1984 ^[3]
• Mount Seven – 1970 ^[3]
• XL Mountain

See also

• North America portal
• United States portal
• Colorado portal
• Mountains portal

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of mountain peaks of Colorado

References

1. The elevation of Mount Herard includes an adjustment of +1.640 m (+5.38 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
2. "Mount Herard, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
3. "Mount Herard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

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