Cimarron Ridge
{{short description|Mountain ridge in Colorado, United States}}
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| elevation_ft = 12172
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| range = San Juan Mountains
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Washboard Rock
Buckhorn Lakes
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Cimarron Ridge is a ridge in the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The ridge runs north-south and occupies parts of Gunnison, Montrose, Ouray, and Hinsdale counties. The ridge parallels U.S. Highway 550, and parts of the ridge can be seen from points along the highway.
Prominent peaks
File:Chimney Rock Cimarron Ridge Sunset.jpgPeaks along the ridge include Courthouse Mountain, elevation {{convert|12172|ft|m|abbr=on|sp=us}}, and Chimney Rock, elevation {{convert|10958|ft|m|abbr=on|sp=us}}.{{cite gnis |id=188451 |name= Chimney Rock}} Chimney Rock is known for appearing in the 1969 western motion picture True Grit and is considered among the most difficult peaks to climb in Colorado.{{cite web |title= Courthouse Mountain |url=http://www.summitpost.org/courthouse-mountain/151523 |access-date=April 22, 2011}}
Geology
The ridge is made up of green and gray tuff breccia and is the "erosional remains of a larger volcanic pile that surrounded several volcanoes."{{cite web |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/UnitRefs/CimarronRidgeRefs_7514.html |title=Geologic Unit: Cimarron Ridge, Geolex — Significant Publications |author= |date=2020-01-14 |website=National Geologic Map Database |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey |access-date=2020-04-21 }} The Cimarron Ridge Formation takes its name from the ridge.{{cite web |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/Units/CimarronRidge_7514.html |title=Geologic Unit: Cimarron Ridge, Geolex — Unit Summary |author= |date=2020-01-14 |website=National Geologic Map Database |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey |access-date=2020-04-21 }}
References
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{{Mountains of Colorado|state=collapsed}}
Category:San Juan Mountains (Colorado)
Category:Mountains of Gunnison County, Colorado
Category:Mountains of Montrose County, Colorado