Mount Belford

Mount Belford
Highest point
Elevation14,199.6 ft (4,328.0 m)[1]
NAPGD2022
Prominence1,337 ft (408 m)[2]
Parent peakMount Harvard[2]
Isolation3.30 mi (5.31 km)[2]
ListingColorado Fourteener 19th
Coordinates38°57′38″N 106°21′39″W / 38.9606876°N 106.360707°W / 38.9606876; -106.360707[3]
Geography
Mount Belford is located in Colorado
Mount Belford
Mount Belford
LocationChaffee County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent rangeSawatch Range,
Collegiate Peaks[2]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Harvard, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeNorthwest Ridge: Hike, class 2[5]

Mount Belford is a high mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,199.6-foot (4,328 m) fourteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 15.0 miles (24.1 km) northwest by west (bearing 307°) of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.[3][2][4]

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  2. ^ a b c d e "Mount Belford, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "MT BELFORD". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Belford". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Mt. Belford Routes". 14ers.com.