Mount Antero | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 14269.0 ft (4349.21 m)[1] NAPGD2022 |
Prominence | 2503 ft (763 m)[2] |
Isolation | 17.67 mi (28.4 km)[2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 38°40′27″N 106°14′46″W / 38.6740954°N 106.2461864°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Chaffee County, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
Parent range | Sawatch Range[2] |
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Climbing | |
Easiest route | West Slopes: Hike, class 2[5] |
Mount Antero (/ænˈtɛəroʊ/) is the highest summit of the southern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 14,269-foot (4349.21 m) fourteener is located in San Isabel National Forest, 12.2 miles (19.6 km) southwest by south (bearing 208°) of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.[3][a][2][4] The mountain is named in honor of Chief Antero of the Uintah band of the Ute people.[6]
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