Gravel Mountain

{{Short description|Mountain in the American state of Colorado}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Gravel Mountain

| photo = Gravel Mountain, Colorado.jpg

| photo_caption = Northwest aspect

| elevation_ft = 13596

| elevation_ref ={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/254|title=Gravel Mountain - 13,596' CO|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2023-04-20}}

| prominence_ft = 146

| prominence_ref =

| isolation_mi = 0.39

| isolation_ref =

| country = United States

| state = Colorado

| region = Hinsdale

| region_type = County

| range = Rocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains{{cite peakbagger|pid=14629|title=Gravel Mountain, Colorado|access-date=April 20, 2023}}

| map = Colorado#USA

| map_caption = Location in Colorado

| label_position = top

| coordinates = {{coord|37.9597458|N|107.5410310|W|type:mountain_region:US-CO_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref ={{cite gnis|id=187351|name =Gravel Mountain|accessdate=2023-04-20}}

| topo = USGS Handies Peak

| rock =

| age =

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| easiest_route = {{YDS|2}}

}}

Gravel Mountain is a {{convert|13596|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} summit in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. It is located {{convert|9|mi|km|spell=in}} southeast of the community of Ouray, on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management. It is situated {{convert|8|mi|km|spell=in}} west of the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains which are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Henson Creek which is part of the Gunnison River watershed. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises {{convert|2800|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above Henson Creek in approximately {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}}. Access to the mountain is via the Alpine Loop Back Country Byway. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, and has been recorded in publications since at least 1906.Henry Gannett, United States Geological Survey (1906), A Gazetteer of Colorado, US Government Printing Office, p. 79.