Mount Zion (Colorado)

{{Short description|Mountain in Colorado, United States}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Zion

| photo = Mount Zion in the rain, CO.jpg

| photo_caption = View of Mount Zion from South Table Mountain in the rain.

| elevation_ft = 7062

| elevation_ref = The elevation of Mount Zion includes an adjustment of +1.000 m (+3.28 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.{{cite peakbagger|pid=28518|title=Mount Zion, Colorado|access-date=November 6, 2014}}

| prominence_ft =

| prominence_ref =

| isolation_mi = 0.29

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| listing =

| range = Front Range

| location = Jefferson County, Colorado, U.S.

| map = Colorado

| map_caption = Colorado

| coordinates = {{coord|39.7435986|N|105.2419337|W|type:mountain_region:US-CO_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| range_coordinates =

| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=182168|name=Mount Zion|access-date=November 6, 2014}}

| topo = USGS 7.5' topographic map
Morrison, Colorado

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route = walk from Lookout Mountain Road (Lariat Loop Road)

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Mount Zion is a foothill on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The {{convert|7062|ft|0|adj=on}} peak is located in Windy Saddle Park, {{convert|2.7|km|order=flip}} west (bearing 273°) of downtown Golden in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.

Tradition

One notable feature of Mount Zion is a white "M", maintained by the Colorado School of Mines. All freshmen attending the school climb the mountain and each add a rock on the "M" which they can take with them when they graduate. This is a tradition that has been going on since 1908 when the M was first created. The "M" has been permanently lighted since 1932.{{citation |title=History of the M |url=http://inside.mines.edu/BLU-Mblem |author=Colorado School of Mines |date=February 10, 2016 |access-date=February 15, 2016}}

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