| Lizard Head | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,119 ft (3,999 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 1,134 ft (346 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 1.93 mi (3.11 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 37°50′09″N 107°57′02″W / 37.8358276°N 107.9506236°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Lizard Head | |
| Location | Dolores and San Miguel counties, Colorado, United States[3] |
| Parent range | San Miguel Mountains[2] |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Wilson, Colorado[3] |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Oligocene |
| Mountain type | Ash flow tuff[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1920 by Albert Ellingwood and Barton Hoag |
| Easiest route | Technical climb; class 5.8 |
Lizard Head is a mountain summit in the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,119-foot (3,999 m) thirteener is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness, 6.8 miles (11.0 km) west by south (bearing 258°) of the Town of Ophir, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Juan National Forest and Dolores County from Uncompahgre National Forest and San Miguel County.[1][2][3]
- ^ a b The elevation of Lizard Head includes an adjustment of +1.778 m (+5.83 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e "Lizard Head, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Lizard Head". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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