Mountain in the state of Colorado
Diamond Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 9,665 ft (2,946 m)[2][3] |
Prominence | 2,845 ft (867 m)[3] |
Isolation | 29.67 mi (47.75 km)[3] |
Coordinates | 40°57′01″N 108°52′41″W / 40.9502385°N 108.8781712°W / 40.9502385; -108.8781712[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Moffat County, Colorado, U.S.[1] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Beaver Basin, Colorado[1] |
Diamond Peak is a prominent mountain summit in the Green River Basin of the U.S. state of Colorado. The 9,665-foot (2,946 m) peak is located 51.0 miles (82.1 km) northwest by west (bearing 306°) of the community of Maybell in Moffat County, Colorado, United States.[2][3][1]
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[edit]Diamond Peak was the scene of a diamond salting scheme known as the Diamond hoax of 1872. It was solved by Clarence King, the noted geologist and surveyor.[4]
There are two other "Diamond Peaks" in Colorado, one in Routt County and the other in Jackson County.
See also
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- List of Colorado mountain ranges
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- List of Colorado county high points
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Diamond Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ a b The elevation of Diamond Peak includes an adjustment of +1.436 m (+4.71 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d "Diamond Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ Winchester, Simon (2013), The Men Who United the States
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