Mount Herard | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,345 ft (4,068 m) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 2,040 ft (622 m) [2] |
Isolation | 4.63 mi (7.45 km) [2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 37°50′57″N 105°29′40″W / 37.8491666°N 105.4945°W [3] |
Geography | |
Location | Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Saguache County, Colorado, United States [3] |
Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range [2] |
Topo map |
USGS 7.5' topographic map Medano Pass, Colorado [3] |
Mount Herard is a high and prominent mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,345-foot (4,068 m) thirteener is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness of Great Sand Dunes National Preserve, 15.0 miles (24.1 km) southeast ( bearing 132°) of the Town of Crestone in Saguache County, Colorado, United States. [1] [2] [3]
Originally called Medano Peak, the mountain with seven separate summits was renamed Mount Seven at the request of the Colorado Mountain Club in 1970. [3] In 1984 the mountain's name was changed to honor Ulysses Herard who homesteaded on its slopes in 1876. [3]