Mount Garfield | |
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![]() Southwest aspect | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,765 ft (2,062 m)[1] |
Prominence | 445 ft (136 m)[1] |
Isolation | 5.54 mi (8.92 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 39°07′29″N 108°24′37″W / 39.124624°N 108.410301°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Mesa County, Colorado, U.S. |
Parent range | Colorado Plateau |
Topo map | USGS Clifton |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Late Cretaceous |
Type of rock | sandstone, mudstone, shale |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | class 1 hiking[2] |
Mt. Garfield[3] is the high point of the Book Cliffs, east-northeast of Grand Junction, and overlooking the town of Palisade. Two classic hiking trails ascend the mountain. The mountain was named after President James Garfield a year after Garfield's death. The mountain is composed of Mesaverde Group overlaying Mancos Shale.
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mount Garfield, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ a b "Garfield, Mount - 6,780' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Mount Garfield". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.