Mount Adams (Colorado)

Mount Adams is a high mountain summit of the Crestones in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,937-foot (4,248 m) thirteener is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, 5.1 miles (8.2 km) east by north (bearing 81°) of the Town of Crestone, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Custer County from Rio Grande National Forest and Saguache County.^[1][2][3]

Mount Adams
View of Mount Adams from the south
Highest point
Elevation	13,937 ft (4,248 m)[1][2]
Prominence	871 ft (265 m)[2]
Isolation	1.86 mi (2.99 km)[2]
Coordinates	38°00′27″N 105°36′17″W[3]
Geography
Mount Adams Colorado
Location	Custer and Saguache counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent range	Sangre de Cristo Range, Crestones[2]
Topo map(s)	USGS 7.5' topographic map Horn Peak, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest route	Scramble Class 3

Climbing

Mount Adams can be climbed using Class 3 routes via the west ridge (Willow Lake), via the southeast face (Horn Creek Trailhead), or via the north west ridge (North Crestone Lake Trailhead).

See also

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