Mount Mestas

Elevation11,573 ft (3,527 m)^[1][2]

Prominence2,229 ft (679 m)^[2]

Isolation16.33 mi (26.28 km)^[2]

ListingColorado prominent summits

Mount Mestas
A view of Mount Mestas from the Cuchara Valley.
Highest point
Elevation	11,573 ft (3,527 m)[1][2]
Prominence	2,229 ft (679 m)[2]
Isolation	16.33 mi (26.28 km)[2]
Listing	Colorado prominent summits
Coordinates	37°34′58″N 105°08′50″W / 37.5827867°N 105.1472229°W / 37.5827867; -105.1472229[3]
Geography
Mount Mestas Colorado
Location	Huerfano County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent range	Sangre de Cristo Range[2]
Topo map(s)	USGS 7.5' topographic map La Veta Pass, Colorado[3]

Mount Mestas is a mountain summit in the southeastern Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,573-foot (3,527 m) peak is located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) southeast (bearing 131°) of North La Veta Pass in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.^[1][2][3] The mountain was known as La Veta Peak until 1949 when it was renamed in honor of PFC Felix B. Mestas Jr. who was killed in action during the Second World War.^[3]