Fairchild Mountain

For the Antarctic location, see Fairchild Peak. For other uses, see Fairchild (disambiguation).
Fairchild Mountain

Fairchild Mountain, viewed from Trail Ridge Road
Highest point
Elevation 13,508 ft (4,117 m) [1][2]
Prominence 922 ft (281 m) [2]
Isolation 1.19 mi (1.92 km) [2]
Parent peak Ypsilon Mountain[2]
Coordinates 40°28′06″N 105°39′51″W / 40.4683168°N 105.6641704°W / 40.4683168; -105.6641704Coordinates: 40°28′06″N 105°39′51″W / 40.4683168°N 105.6641704°W / 40.4683168; -105.6641704 [3]
Geography
Fairchild Mountain

Colorado

Location Rocky Mountain National Park,
Larimer County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent range Mummy Range[2]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Trail Ridge, Colorado[3]

Fairchild Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Mummy Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,508-foot (4,117 m) thirteener is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 9.6 miles (15.5 km) northwest (bearing 311°) of the Town of Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3]

Mountain

See also

References

  1. 1 2 The elevation of Fairchild Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.692 m (+5.55 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Fairchild Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Fairchild Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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