Mount Herard

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Elevation13,345 ft (4,068 m)[1][2]
Prominence2,040 ft (622 m)[2]
Isolation4.63 mi (7.45 km)[2]
Listing
Mount Herard
Mount Herard as seen from the Great Sand Dunes
Highest point
Elevation13,345 ft (4,068 m)[1][2]
Prominence2,040 ft (622 m)[2]
Isolation4.63 mi (7.45 km)[2]
Listing
Coordinates37°50′57″N 105°29′40″W / 37.8491666°N 105.4945°W / 37.8491666; -105.4945[3]
Geography
Mount Herard is located in Colorado
Mount Herard
Mount Herard
LocationGreat Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Saguache County, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeSangre de Cristo Range[2]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Medano Pass, Colorado[3]

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]

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

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