Mount Emma

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

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Emma

| photo = Mountain-sunset view from Telluride.jpg

| photo_caption = The top of Mt. Emma can be seen centered
(behind Greenback Mountain)

| elevation_ft = 13581

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|14621|Mount Emma, Colorado}}

| prominence_ft = 541

| prominence_ref =

| isolation_mi = 0.82

| isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/244|title=Emma, Mount - 13,581' CO|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2021-07-01}}

| parent_peak = Gilpin Peak (13,700 ft)

| etymology =

| location = San Miguel County
Colorado, US

| range = Rocky Mountains
San Juan Mountains
Sneffels Range

| map = Colorado#USA

| map_caption = Location in Colorado

| label_position = bottom

| coordinates = {{coord|37.9748861|N|107.7904150|W|type:mountain_region:US-CO_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| topo = USGS Telluride

| rock = Extrusive rock

| age =

| type =

| easiest_route = {{YDS|3}} scrambling

}}

Mount Emma is a {{convert|13,581|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit located in San Miguel County of Colorado, United States.{{cite gnis| id = 187100| name = Mount Emma| accessdate = 2021-07-01}} It is situated three miles north of the community of Telluride, on the south side of Yankee Boy Basin, in the Uncompahgre National Forest. It is part of the Sneffels Range which is a subset of the San Juan Mountains, which in turn is part of the Rocky Mountains. Mount Emma is situated west of the Continental Divide, two miles south of Mount Sneffels, and 0.8 mile south of Gilpin Peak, the nearest higher neighbor. Emma ranks as the 197th-highest peak in Colorado, and the 10th-highest in the Sneffels Range. Topographic relief is significant as the south aspect rises {{convert|4,830|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above Telluride in approximately three miles. An ascent of Mt. Emma is a difficult climb with 2,180 feet of elevation gain covering three miles from Yankee Boy Basin, or 4,836 feet of elevation gain from Telluride.Don Scarmuzzi, 2013, Telluride Trails: Hiking Passes, Loops, and Summits of Southwest Colorado, Graphic Arts Books, {{ISBN|9780871089977}}. This mountain's name was officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.