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Mount Owen (Colorado)

Coordinates: 38°54′33″N 107°07′30″W / 38.9090287°N 107.1249412°W / 38.9090287; -107.1249412
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Mount Owen
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Mount Owen
Highest point
Elevation13,070 ft (3,984 m)[1][2]
Prominence1,358 ft (414 m)[3]
Isolation7.39 mi (11.89 km)[3]
ListingColorado range high points
Coordinates38°54′33″N 107°07′30″W / 38.9090287°N 107.1249412°W / 38.9090287; -107.1249412[1]
Geography
Mount Owen is located in Colorado
Mount Owen
Mount Owen
LocationGunnison County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent rangeElk Mountains, Highest summit
of the Ruby Range[3]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Oh-be-joyful, Colorado[1]

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]

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References

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