Mount Garfield (other)
Mount Garfield may refer to: *Mount Garfield (Mesa County, Colorado), the high point of the Book Cliffs * Mount Garfield (San Juan County, Colorado), part of the San Juan Mountains * Mount Garfield (New Hampshire) See also *Garfield Mountain (other) *Garfield Peak (other) Garfield Peak may refer to: * Garfield Peak (Colorado) Garfield Peak is a high mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The thirteener is located south-southwest ( bearing 197°) ...

Mount Garfield (Mesa County, Colorado)
Mt. Garfield is the high point of the Book Cliffs, east-northeast of Grand Junction, and overlooking the town of Palisade, Colorado, Palisade. Two classic hiking trails ascend the mountain. The mountain was named after President James Garfield a year after Garfield's death. The mountain is composed of Mesaverde Group overlaying Mancos Shale. References

Mountains of Mesa County, Colorado, Garfield Mountains of Colorado, Garfield {{Colorado-geo-stub ...
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Mount Garfield (San Juan County, Colorado)
Mount Garfield is a mountain summit located in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. It is situated eight miles south of the community of Silverton, in the Weminuche Wilderness, on land managed by San Juan National Forest. It is part of the San Juan Mountains range which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Animas River. The peak can be seen from U.S. Route 550 and the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises over above the river and railway in approximately one mile. It is set six miles west of the Continental Divide, one mile west of Electric Peak, and three miles east-southeast of Snowdon Peak. Climate According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mt. Garfield is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with very long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. Due to its altitude, it receives p ...
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