Mount of the Holy Cross

Mount of the Holy Cross
Mount of the Holy Cross, 2009
Highest point
Elevation14,011 ft (4270.5 m)[1]
NAVD88
Prominence2113 ft (644 m)[2]
Isolation18.41 mi (29.6 km)[2]
Listing
Coordinates39°28′01″N 106°28′54″W / 39.4668287°N 106.4816869°W / 39.4668287; -106.4816869[1]
Geography
Mount of the Holy Cross is located in Colorado
Mount of the Holy Cross
Mount of the Holy Cross
LocationHigh point of Eagle County, Colorado, United States[2]
Parent rangeSawatch Range[2]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado[3]
Climbing
First ascentAugust 1873 James Gardner and W.H. Holmes[2]
Easiest routeNorth Ridge: Hike, class 2[4]

Mount of the Holy Cross is a high and prominent mountain summit in the northern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,011-foot (4270.5 m) fourteener is located in the Holy Cross Wilderness of White River National Forest, 6.6 miles (10.7 km) west-southwest (bearing 244°) of the Town of Red Cliff in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The summit of Mount of the Holy Cross is the highest point in Eagle County and the northern Sawatch Range.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b c "MT HOLY CROSS ET". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved January 8, 2016. Note: The summit of Mount of the Holy Cross is +0.61 m (+2.0 ft) higher than NGS station MT HOLY CROSS ET.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Mount of the Holy Cross". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "Mt. of the Holy Cross Routes". 14ers.com.