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Mount Gunnison

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Isolation
  
11.84 mi (19.05 km)

Prominence
  
1,079 m

Elevation
  
3,879 m

Parent range
  
West Elk Mountains

Mount Gunnison

Listing
  
Colorado prominent summits

Location
  
Gunnison County, Colorado, U.S.

Topo map
  
USGS 7.5' topographic map Minnesota Pass, Colorado

Mountain range
  
Rocky Mountains, West Elk Mountains

Similar
  
East Beckwith Mountain, Marcellina Mountain, Mount Lamborn, Carbon Peak, South River Peak

Mount Gunnison is a prominent mountain summit in the West Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,725-foot (3,879 m) peak is located in the West Elk Wilderness of Gunnison National Forest, 22.2 miles (35.7 km) west by south (bearing 260°) of the Town of Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The mountain is named in honor of John Williams Gunnison who explored the area.

Map of Mt Gunnison, Colorado 81434, USA

References

Mount Gunnison Wikipedia