Mount Ouray

Mount Ouray
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation13,961 ft (4255.4 m)[1]
NAVD88
Prominence2659 ft (810 m)[2]
Isolation13.58 mi (21.9 km)[2]
Listing
Coordinates38°25′22″N 106°13′29″W / 38.4227178°N 106.2247474°W / 38.4227178; -106.2247474[1]
Geography
Mount Ouray is located in Colorado
Mount Ouray
Mount Ouray
LocationChaffee and Saguache counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeSawatch Mountains[2]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Ouray, Colorado[1]
Climbing
Easiest routeWest ridge, class 2

Mount Ouray is a high and prominent mountain summit in the far southern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,961-foot (4255.4 m) thirteener is located in San Isabel National Forest, 7.5 miles (12.0 km) west (bearing 270°) of Poncha Pass, Colorado, United States, on the boundary between Chaffee and Saguache counties. The mountain was named in honor of Ute Chief Ouray.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b c d "MOUNT OURAY RESET". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mount Ouray, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Ouray". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.