Mount Sopris

Mount Sopris West Peak
Mount Sopris as viewed from State Highway 82.
Highest point
Elevation12,965 ft (3,952 m)[1][2]
Prominence1,453 ft (443 m)[3]
Isolation9.23 mi (14.85 km)[3]
Coordinates39°15′48″N 107°10′33″W / 39.2632208°N 107.1758583°W / 39.2632208; -107.1758583[1]
Geography
Mount Sopris West Peak is located in Colorado
Mount Sopris West Peak
Mount Sopris West Peak
LocationPitkin County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent rangeElk Mountains[3]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Sopris, Colorado[1]
Climbing
Easiest routeMount Sopris Trail (hike)
Mount Sopris East Peak
Map
Highest point
Elevation12,965 ft (3,952 m)[5]
Coordinates39°15′40″N 107°09′51″W / 39.26113°N 107.16417°W / 39.26113; -107.16417[6]

Mount Sopris is a twin-summit mountain in the northwestern Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 12,965-foot (3,952 m) mountain is located in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest, 6.6 miles (10.7 km) north by northeast (bearing 30°) of the community of Redstone in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b c d "W SOPRIS". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  2. ^ a b The elevation of Mount Sopris West Peak includes an adjustment of +1.669 m (+5.48 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mount Sopris, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Sopris". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  5. ^ The elevation of Mount Sopris East Peak includes an adjustment of +1.723 m (+5.65 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  6. ^ East Sopris on TopoQuest