Isolation 1.86 mi (2.99 km) Elevation 4,249 m Mountain range Sangre de Cristo Range | Easiest route Scramble Class 3 Prominence 259 m Parent range Crestones | |
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Location Custer and Saguache counties, Colorado, United States Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Horn Peak, Colorado Similar Columbia Point, Challenger Point, Kit Carson Peak, Humboldt Peak, Crestone Needle | ||
Mount Adams is a high mountain summit of the Crestones in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,937-foot (4,248 m) thirteener is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, 5.1 miles (8.2 km) east by north (bearing 81°) of the Town of Crestone, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Custer County from Rio Grande National Forest and Saguache County.
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Map of Mt Adams, Colorado 81252, USA
ClimbingEdit
Mount Adams can be climbed using Class 3 routes via the west ridge (Willow Lake), via the southeast face (Horn Creek Trailhead), or via the north west ridge (South Crestone Lake Trailhead).
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Mount Adams (Colorado) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA