Mount Jackson | |
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![]() East aspect | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,676 ft (4,168 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,810 ft (552 m)[3] |
Isolation | 3.21 mi (5.17 km)[3] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 39°29′07″N106°32′12″W / 39.4852538°N 106.5366718°W /39.4852538; -106.5366718[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Eagle County,Colorado,U.S.[4] |
Parent range | Sawatch Range[3] |
Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Jackson, Colorado[1] |
Mount Jackson is ahigh andprominentmountainsummit in the northernSawatch Range of theRocky Mountains ofNorth America. The 13,676-foot (4,168 m)thirteener is located in theHoly Cross Wilderness ofWhite River National Forest, 9.0 miles (14.5 km) west-southwest (bearing 247°) of theTown of Minturn inEagle County,Colorado,United States.[1][2][3][4] The mountain was named in honor of photographerWilliam Henry Jackson, who accompanied theHayden Survey in the 1870s.[4][5]