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Mount of the Holy Cross

Mount of the Holy Cross
Photo: Jeremiah LaRocco, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mountain stats

StateColorado
Elevation14,006 ft (4,269 m)
RangeSawatch Range
Protected areaHoly Cross Wilderness, White River National Forest

Source: Wikidata Q6924826 (elevation, prominence, range, protected area, first ascent).

About Mount of the Holy Cross

Mount of the Holy Cross is a high and prominent mountain summit in the northern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,005-foot (4268.80 m) fourteener is located in the Holy Cross Wilderness of White River National Forest, 6.6 miles (10.7 km) west-southwest of the Town of Red Cliff in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The summit of Mount of the Holy Cross is the highest point in Eagle County and the northern Sawatch Range.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Peak lists

Sources: Category:Fourteeners of Colorado

Other well-known peaks nearby

Straight-line distance between Wikidata summit coordinates.

Sources

Wikidata Q6924826; Wikipedia; Wikimedia Commons; state from U.S. Census Bureau 2023 cartographic boundaries. Always check current conditions and land-manager rules before you go.