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Pilot Knob (Colorado)
Pilot Knob is a mountain summit located on the shared boundary of San Juan County, Colorado, San Juan County with San Miguel County, Colorado, San Miguel County, in southwest Colorado, United States. It is situated nine miles west of the community of Silverton, Colorado, Silverton, on land managed by San Juan National Forest and Uncompahgre National Forest. Pilot Knob is part of the San Juan Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and is west of the Continental Divide of the Americas, Continental Divide. It ranks as the 132nd-highest peak in Colorado, and topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises above Trout Lake (Colorado), Trout Lake in three miles. Neighbors include Ulysses S Grant Peak 1.5 mile to the northeast, and Golden Horn (Colorado), Golden Horn one-half mile to the southeast. The mountain's name, which has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, was listed by Henry Gannett when he published ''A Gazetteer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Horn (Colorado)
Golden Horn is a mountain summit located on the shared boundary of San Juan County, Colorado, San Juan County with San Miguel County, Colorado, San Miguel County, in southwest Colorado, United States. It is situated nine miles west of the community of Silverton, Colorado, Silverton, on land managed by San Juan National Forest and Uncompahgre National Forest. Golden Horn is part of the San Juan Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and is west of the Continental Divide of the Americas, Continental Divide. It ranks as the 116th-highest peak in Colorado, and topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises in approximately 1.5 mile. The mountain's name, which has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, was in use in 1906 when Henry Gannett published it in ''A Gazetteer of Colorado''.Henry Gannett, ''Gazetteer of Colorado'', 1906, US Government Printing Office, page 77. Climate According to the Köppen climate classification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |