Mount Herard

Mount Herard is a high and prominent mountain summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,345-foot (4,068 m) thirteener is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness of Great Sand Dunes National Preserve, 15.0 miles (24.1 km) southeast (bearing 132°) of the Town of Crestone in Saguache County, Colorado, United States.^[1][2][3]

Mount Herard
Mount Herard as seen from the Great Sand Dunes
Highest point
Elevation	13,345 ft (4,068 m)[1][2]
Prominence	2,040 ft (622 m)[2]
Isolation	4.63 mi (7.45 km)[2]
Listing	North America highest peaks 101st US highest major peaks 84th Colorado highest major peaks 44th
Coordinates	37°50′57″N 105°29′40″W[3]
Geography
Mount Herard Colorado
Location	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Saguache County, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent range	Sangre de Cristo Range[2]
Topo map(s)	USGS 7.5' topographic map Medano Pass, Colorado[3]

Mountain

Originally called Medano Peak, the mountain with seven separate summits was renamed Mount Seven at the request of the Colorado Mountain Club in 1970.^[3] In 1984 the mountain's name was changed to honor Ulysses Herard who homesteaded on its slopes in 1876.^[3]

Historical names

• Herard Peak
• Medano Peak ^[3]
• Mount Cleveland
• Mount Herard – 1984 ^[3]
• Mount Seven – 1970 ^[3]
• XL Mountain

See also

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• United States portal
• Colorado portal
• Mountains portal

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of mountain peaks of Colorado