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Black Mountain
Black Mountain is located in Colorado
Black Mountain
Black Mountain
Location in Colorado
Highest point
Elevation 11,649 ft (3,551 m)
Prominence 2,234 ft (681 m)
Isolation 8.03 mi (12.92 km)
Listing Colorado prominent summits
Geography
Location Park County, Colorado, U.S.
Parent range Front Range, South Park Hills
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Black Mountain, Colorado

Black Mountain is a prominent mountain summit in the South Park Hills of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,649-foot (3,551 m) peak is located in Pike National Forest, 21.7 miles (34.9 km) south by east (bearing 164°) of the community of Hartsel in Park County, Colorado, United States.

Mountain

Historical names

  • Basaltic Mountain
  • Black Mountain
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