Mount Owen (Colorado)

Mount Owen is the highest summit of the Ruby Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,070-foot (3,984 m) thirteener is located in Gunnison National Forest at the edge of the Raggeds Wilderness, 8.5 miles (13.6 km) west-northwest (bearing 290°) of the Town of Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.^[1][2][3][4]

Mount Owen
Mount Owen
Highest point
Elevation	13,070 ft (3,984 m)[1][2]
Prominence	1,358 ft (414 m)[3]
Isolation	7.39 mi (11.89 km)[3]
Listing	Colorado range high points
Coordinates	38°54′33″N 107°07′30″W[1]
Geography
Mount Owen Colorado
Location	Gunnison County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent range	Elk Mountains, Highest summit of the Ruby Range[3]
Topo map(s)	USGS 7.5' topographic map Oh-be-joyful, Colorado[1]

Mountain

See also

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

• 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. "OWEN". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
2. The elevation of Mount Owen includes an adjustment of +1.990 m (+6.53 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
3. "Mount Owen, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
4. "Mount Owen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.

External links

• Media related to Mount Owen (Colorado) at Wikimedia Commons