Cronin Peak facts for kids
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Cronin Peak viewed from the southwest
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,877 ft (4,230 m) |
| Prominence | 1,050 ft (320 m) |
| Isolation | 2.39 mi (3.85 km) |
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| Location | Chaffee County, Colorado, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sawatch Range |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Saint Elmo, Colorado |
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. Cronin Peak was named in honor of Mary Cronin, who in 1934 become the first woman to climb all 53 Colorado fourteeners.
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