| Mount Sherman | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,043 ft (4,280 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 850 ft (259 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 8.06 mi (12.97 km)[2] |
| Listing | Colorado Fourteener 45th |
| Coordinates | 39°13′30″N 106°10′11″W / 39.2249903°N 106.1697431°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Sherman | |
| Location | Lake and Park counties, Colorado, United States[3] |
| Parent range | Mosquito Range[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Sherman, Colorado[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Southwest Ridge: Hike, class 2[4] |
Mount Sherman is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,043-foot (4,280 m) fourteener is located 6.8 miles (11.0 km) east by south (bearing 103°) of the City of Leadville, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating Lake County from Park County.[1][2][3] The mountain was named in honor of General William Tecumseh Sherman.[5]
- ^ a b The elevation of Mount Sherman includes an adjustment of +2.029 m (+6.66 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e "Mount Sherman, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Mount Sherman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ "Mt. Sherman Routes". 14ers.com.
- ^ Dziezynski, James (1 August 2012). Best Summit Hikes in Colorado: An Opinionated Guide to 50+ Ascents of Classic and Little-Known Peaks from 8,144 to 14,433 Feet. Wilderness Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-89997-713-3.