South Table Mountain (Colorado)

South Table Mountain
View looking east from the top of Lookout Mountain
Highest point
Elevation6,338 ft (1,932 m)[1][2]
Prominence475 ft (145 m)[2]
Isolation1.75 mi (2.82 km)[2]
Coordinates39°45′20″N 105°12′38″W / 39.7555429°N 105.2105438°W / 39.7555429; -105.2105438[3]
Geography
South Table Mountain is located in Colorado
South Table Mountain
South Table Mountain
LocationJefferson County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent rangeFront Range foothills[2]
Topo map(s)United States Geological Survey 7.5' topographic map
Golden, Colorado[3]
Geology
Mountain typeMesa
Climbing
First ascentFebruary 14, 1859 by George Andrew Jackson, Thomas L. Golden and members of Chicago Company
Easiest routeSouth slope via Quaker Street

South Table Mountain is a mesa on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Castle Rock, the 6,338-foot (1,932 m) summit of the mesa, is located on private property in Jefferson County, Colorado, 0.56 miles (0.9 km) directly east (bearing 90°) of downtown Golden.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b The elevation of South Table Mountain includes an adjustment of +0.967 m (+3.17 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ a b c d e "South Table Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "South Table Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 6, 2014.