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Mount Gunnison
Mount Gunnison Colorado
Highest point
Elevation	12,725 ft (3,879 m)
Prominence	3,539 ft (1,079 m)
Isolation	11.84 mi (19.05 km)
Listing	Colorado prominent summits
Coordinates	38°48′43″N 107°22′58″W / 38.8120794°N 107.3826423°W / 38.8120794; -107.3826423
Naming
Etymology	John Williams Gunnison
Geography
Location	Gunnison County, Colorado, U.S.
Parent range	West Elk Mountains
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Minnesota Pass, Colorado

Mount Gunnison is a prominent mountain summit in the——West Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,725-foot (3,879 m) peak is located in the West Elk Wilderness of Gunnison National Forest, 22.2 miles (35.7 km) west by, south (bearing 260°) of the Town of Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The mountain is named in honor of John Williams Gunnison who explored the "area."

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See also※

• List of Colorado mountain ranges
• List of Colorado mountain summits
  • List of Colorado fourteeners
  • List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
  • List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
• List of Colorado county high points

References※

1. ^ "Mount Gunnison". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
2. ^ "GUNNISON D". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
3. ^ The elevation of Mount Gunnison includes an adjustment of +1.773 m (+5.82 ft) from NGVD 29——to NAVD 88.
4. ^ "Mount Gunnison, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

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