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Hesperus Mountain (Colorado)

Index Hesperus Mountain (Colorado)

Hesperus Mountain is the highest summit of the La Plata Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. [1]

24 relations: Absolute bearing, Brigham Young University, Colorado, Dinétah, Jet (lignite), La Plata Mountains, List of Colorado county high points, List of mountain peaks of Colorado, List of the highest major summits of Colorado, List of the highest major summits of North America, List of the highest major summits of the United States, Mancos, Colorado, Montezuma County, Colorado, Navajo Nation, North America, North American Vertical Datum of 1988, Rocky Mountains, San Juan Mountains, San Juan National Forest, Scrambling, Sea Level Datum of 1929, Thirteener, Topographic prominence, United States.

Absolute bearing

In nautical navigation the absolute bearing is the clockwise angle between north and an object observed from the vessel.

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Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private, non-profit research university in Provo, Utah, United States completely owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church) and run under the auspices of its Church Educational System.

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Colorado

Colorado is a state of the United States encompassing most of the southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains.

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Dinétah

Dinétah is the traditional homeland of the Navajo tribe of Native Americans.

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Jet (lignite)

Pendant in Jet, Magdalenian, Marsoulas MHNT Jet is a type of lignite, a precursor to coal, and is a gemstone.

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La Plata Mountains

The La Plata Mountains are a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of Colorado, United States.

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List of Colorado county high points

This article includes a sortable table of the 64 counties of the U.S. State of Colorado with their points of highest elevation.

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List of mountain peaks of Colorado

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence.

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List of the highest major summits of Colorado

The following sortable table comprises the 117 highest mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Colorado with at least of elevation and at least of topographic prominence.

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List of the highest major summits of North America

The following sortable table comprises the 200 highest mountain peaks of greater North AmericaThis article defines greater North America as the portion of the continental landmass of the Americas extending westward and northward from the Isthmus of Panama plus the ocean islands surrounding that landmass.

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List of the highest major summits of the United States

The following sortable table comprises the 200 highest mountain peaks of the United States with at least of topographic prominence.

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Mancos, Colorado

The Town of Mancos is a Statutory Town located in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.

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Montezuma County, Colorado

Montezuma County is the southwesternmost of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Navajo Nation

The Navajo Nation (Naabeehó Bináhásdzo) is a Native American territory covering about, occupying portions of northeastern Arizona, southeastern Utah, and northwestern New Mexico in the United States.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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North American Vertical Datum of 1988

The North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) is the vertical control datum of orthometric height established for vertical control surveying in the United States of America based upon the General Adjustment of the North American Datum of 1988.

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Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range in western North America.

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San Juan Mountains

The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico.

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San Juan National Forest

The San Juan National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering over 1,878,846 acres (2,935.7 sq mi, or 7,603.42 km²) in western Colorado.

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Scrambling

Scrambling (also known as alpine scrambling) is "a walk up steep terrain involving the use of one's hands".

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Sea Level Datum of 1929

The Sea Level Datum of 1929 was the vertical control datum established for vertical control surveying in the United States of America by the General Adjustment of 1929.

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Thirteener

In mountaineering in the United States, a thirteener is a mountain that exceeds above mean sea level, similar to the more familiar "fourteeners," which exceed.

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Topographic prominence

In topography, prominence characterizes the height of a mountain or hill's summit by the vertical distance between it and the lowest contour line encircling it but containing no higher summit within it.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesperus_Mountain_(Colorado)

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