Mount Owen | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,070 ft (3,984 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,358 ft (414 m)[3] |
Isolation | 7.39 mi (11.89 km)[3] |
Listing | Colorado range high points |
Coordinates | 38°54′33″N 107°07′30″W / 38.9090287°N 107.1249412°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Gunnison County, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
Parent range | Elk Mountains, Highest summit of the Ruby Range[3] |
Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Oh-be-joyful, Colorado[1] |
Mount Owen is the highest summit of the Ruby Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,070-foot (3,984 m) thirteener is located in Gunnison National Forest at the edge of the Raggeds Wilderness, 8.5 miles (13.6 km) west-northwest (bearing 290°) of the Town of Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3][4]