Mount Shavano

Mount Shavano
Esprit Point (left) and Mt. Shavano from the southeast
Highest point
Elevation14,228.3 ft (4,336.8 m)[1]
Prominence1,619 ft (493 m)[2]
Isolation3.78 mi (6.08 km)[2]
ListingColorado Fourteener 17th
Coordinates38°37′09″N 106°14′22″W / 38.6191541°N 106.2393278°W / 38.6191541; -106.2393278[3]
Geography
Mount Shavano is located in Colorado
Mount Shavano
Mount Shavano
LocationChaffee County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent rangeSawatch Range[2]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Maysville, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeEast Slopes: Hike, class 2[5]

Mount Shavano is a high mountain summit in the southern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,228.3-foot (4,337 m) fourteener is located in San Isabel National Forest, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north by west (bearing 350°) of the community of Maysville in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The mountain was named in honor of Ute Chief Shavano.[3][6][2][4]

  1. ^ Ahlgren, Kevin; Van Westrum, Derek; Shaw, Brian (April 2024). "Moving mountains: reevaluating the elevations of Colorado mountain summits using modern geodetic techniques". Journal of Geodesy. 98 29. doi:10.1007/s00190-024-01831-8. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c d "Mount Shavano, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "SHAVANO". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Shavano". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Mt. Shavano Routes". 14ers.com.
  6. ^ The elevation of Mount Shavano includes an adjustment of +2.032 m (+6.67 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.