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Mountain in Colorado, United States
Lone Cone
Lone Cone from the south
Highest point
Elevation12,618 ft (3,846 m)
Prominence2,273 ft (693 m)
Isolation8.40 mi (13.52 km)
ListingColorado prominent summits
Coordinates37°53′17″N 108°15′20″W / 37.8879934°N 108.2556107°W / 37.8879934; -108.2556107
Geography
Lone Cone is located in ColoradoLone ConeLone ConeColorado
LocationDolores and San Miguel counties, Colorado, United States
Parent rangeSan Miguel Mountains
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Lone Cone, Colorado

Lone Cone is a prominent mountain summit at the western end of the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,618-foot (3,846 m) peak is located 24.2 miles (38.9 km) west by south (bearing 262°) of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Juan National Forest and Dolores County from Uncompahgre National Forest and San Miguel County.

Lone Cone from the northeast

Geology

The mountain, a laccolith, is between 20 and 40 million years old and is the westernmost of over a dozen laccoliths that are the same age as rocks in the San Juan volcanic field.

Historical names

  • Lone Cone – 1906
  • West Point

See also

References

  1. ^ "LONE CONE". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  2. ^ The elevation of Lone Cone includes an adjustment of +1.698 m (+5.57 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ "Lone Cone, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "Lone Cone". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  5. Williams, Felicie; Chronic, Halka (2014). Roadside geology of Colorado (3rd ed.). Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. p. 346. ISBN 9780878426096. LCCN 2013025258.

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