Missouri Mountain

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Elevation14,069.2 ft (4,288.3 m)[1]
NAPGD2022
Prominence847 ft (258 m)[2]
Isolation1.31 mi (2.11 km)[2]
Missouri Mountain
Highest point
Elevation14,069.2 ft (4,288.3 m)[1]
NAPGD2022
Prominence847 ft (258 m)[2]
Isolation1.31 mi (2.11 km)[2]
ListingColorado Fourteener 36th
Coordinates38°56′51″N 106°22′43″W / 38.9475647°N 106.3784982°W / 38.9475647; -106.3784982[3]
Geography
Missouri Mountain is located in Colorado
Missouri Mountain
Missouri Mountain
LocationChaffee County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent rangeSawatch Range,
Collegiate Peaks[2]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Winfield, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeNorthwest Ridge: Hike, class 2[5]

Missouri Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Collegiate Peaks of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,069.2-foot (4,288 m) fourteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 15.2 miles (24.5 km) northwest by west (bearing 302°) of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.[3][2][4] Missouri Mountain is separated from its eastern neighbor Mount Belford by Elkhead Pass (13,220 feet).[6]

The standard route to the top is rated class 2.[7]

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