Lone Cone (Colorado) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Lone Cone |
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Lone Cone from the south
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,618 ft (3,846 m) |
| Prominence | 2,273 ft (693 m) |
| Isolation | 8.40 mi (13.52 km) |
| Listing | Colorado prominent summits |
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 Lone Cone
Location in Colorado
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| Location | Dolores and San Miguel counties, Colorado, United States |
| Parent range | San Miguel Mountains |
| Topo map | 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.
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
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