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Mountain in the state of Colorado
Cronin Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,877 ft (4,230 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,050 ft (320 m)[2] |
Isolation | 2.39 mi (3.85 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 38°39′20″N 106°17′00″W / 38.65545°N 106.28341°W / 38.65545; -106.28341[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Chaffee County, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
Parent range | Sawatch Range[2] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Saint Elmo, Colorado[3] |
Cronin Peak is a high mountain summit in the southern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,877-foot (4,230 m) thirteener is located in San Isabel National Forest, 12.9 miles (20.8 km) southwest by west (bearing 241°) of the community of Nathrop in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.[1][2] Cronin Peak was named in honor of Mary Cronin, who in 1934 become the first woman to climb all 53 Colorado fourteeners.[3]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b The elevation of Cronin Peak includes an adjustment of +2.168 m (+7.11 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e "Cronin Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Cronin Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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