| Mears Peak | |
|---|---|
 North aspect from Box Factory Park | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,496 ft (4,114 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 536 ft (163 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | "T 0" (13,735 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 1.36 mi (2.19 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 38°00′34″N 107°51′43″W / 38.0093395°N 107.8620199°W[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Otto Mears |
| Geography | |
  Mears Peak Location in Colorado  Mears Peak Mears Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | Ouray County / San Miguel County Colorado, US |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains San Juan Mountains Sneffels Range[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Sneffels |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Extrusive rock, andesitic breccia[4] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2+ scrambling[2] |
Mears Peak is a 13,496-foot-elevation (4,114-meter) mountain summit located on the common boundary of Ouray County with San Miguel County, in Colorado, United States.[3] It is situated six miles northwest of the community of Telluride, in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness, on land managed by Uncompahgre National Forest. It is part of the Sneffels Range which is a subset of the San Juan Mountains, which in turn is part of the Rocky Mountains. Mears Peak is situated west of the Continental Divide, and 3.8 miles west of Mount Sneffels. Topographic relief is significant as the south aspect rises 4,900 feet (1,500 meters) above the San Miguel River in approximately 5.5 miles.
- ^ a b c "Mears Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ a b c "Mears Peak - 13,496' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ a b "Mears Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, Volume 17, 1906, page 262.