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Coordinates: 38°51′35″N 107°16′27″W / 38.8597149°N 107.2742191°W / 38.8597149; -107.2742191
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West Beckwith Mountain
West Beckwith Peak
Photo of West Beckwith Mountain.
West Beckwith Mountain viewed from the southeast.
Highest point
Elevation12,185 ft (3,714 m)[1]
Prominence1,465 ft (447 m)[1]
Isolation1.8 mi (2.9 km)[1]
Coordinates38°51′35″N 107°16′27″W / 38.8597149°N 107.2742191°W / 38.8597149; -107.2742191[2]
Geography
West Beckwith Mountain is located in Colorado
West Beckwith Mountain
West Beckwith Mountain
LocationGunnison County, Colorado, US[2]
Parent rangeWest Elk Mountains[1]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
West Beckwith Mountain, Colorado[1]
Climbing
Easiest routehike

West Beckwith Mountain is a prominent mountain summit in the West Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,185-foot (3,714 m) peak is located in the West Elk Wilderness of Gunnison National Forest, about 16.5 miles (26.5 km) southwest of Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.[2][1]

West Beckwith Mountain is a laccolith, formed when magma intruded into Mancos Shale some 30 million years ago. Since then, erosion has removed the softer, overlying sedimentary rock, exposing the more resistant igneous rock. West Beckwith Mountain is one of over a dozen laccoliths in the West Elk and adjacent Elk Mountains.[3][4]

Historical names

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  • West Beckwith Peak[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "West Beckwith Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "West Beckwith Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  3. ^ Prather, Thomas (1999). Geology of the Gunnison Country (2nd ed.). Gunnison, Colorado: B&B Printers. LCCN 82-177244.
  4. ^ "Geologic Road Log of Kebler Pass" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
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