Middle Peak (Colorado)

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

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| name = Middle Peak

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| photo = Middle Peak, Colorado.jpg

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| photo_caption = Middle Peak centered, from airliner

| elevation_ft = 13306

| elevation_ref = The elevation of Middle Peak includes an adjustment of +1.809 m (+5.94 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.{{cite peakbagger|pid=14675|title=Middle Peak, Colorado|access-date=October 20, 2014}}

| prominence_ft = 1960.

| prominence_ref = Dolores Peak may be higher than Middle Peak.

| isolation_mi = 5.50

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| listing = {{unbulleted list

|North America highest peaks 107th

|US highest major peaks 88th

|Colorado highest major peaks 47th

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| range = San Miguel Mountains

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| location = Dolores and San Miguel counties, Colorado, United States

| map = Colorado

| map_caption = Colorado

| coordinates = {{coord|37.8555489|N|108.1122965|W|type:mountain_region:US-CO_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=202405|name=Middle Peak|access-date=October 20, 2014}}

| topo = USGS 7.5' topographic map
Dolores Peak, Colorado

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Middle Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit in the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The {{convert|13306|ft|0|adj=on}} peak is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness, {{convert|27.6|km|order=flip}} west-southwest (bearing 250°) of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Juan National Forest and Dolores County from Uncompahgre National Forest and San Miguel County.

Topographic prominence

Neighboring Dolores Peak on the same drainage divide may be higher than Middle Peak. If this is the case, Dolores Peak would be the more topographically prominent of the two summits.

Historical names

  • Dolores Peak
  • Middle Peak

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See also

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