Mount Oklahoma facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount Oklahoma |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,852 ft (4,222 m) |
| Prominence | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Isolation | 1.52 mi (2.45 km) |
| Parent peak | Mount Massive |
| Geography | |
| Location | Continental Divide between Lake and Pitkin counties, Colorado, United States |
| Parent range | Sawatch Range, Massive Massif |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Champion, Colorado |
Mount Oklahoma is a high mountain summit in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,852-foot (4,222 m) thirteener is located 5.7 miles (9.2 km) northeast by north (bearing 33°) of Independence Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating the Mount Massive Wilderness in San Isabel National Forest and Lake County from the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness in White River National Forest and Pitkin County. The mountain was named in honor of the University of Oklahoma.
Mountain
Historical names
- Mount Oklahoma – 1967
- Oklahoma Mount
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