Mount Oklahoma

Mount Oklahoma is a high mountain summit in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,852-foot (4,222 m) thirteener is located 5.7 miles (9.2 km) northeast by north (bearing 33°) of Independence Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating the Mount Massive Wilderness in San Isabel National Forest and Lake County from the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness in White River National Forest and Pitkin County.[1][2][3] The mountain was named in honor of the University of Oklahoma.

Mount Oklahoma
Mount Oklahoma
Highest point
Elevation13,852 ft (4,222 m)[1][2]
Prominence745 ft (227 m)[2]
Parent peakMount Massive[2]
Isolation1.52 mi (2.45 km)[2]
Coordinates39°10′44″N 106°30′22″W[3]
Geography
LocationContinental Divide between Lake and Pitkin counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeSawatch Range, Massive Massif[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Champion, Colorado[3]

Historical names
  • Mount Oklahoma – 1967 [3]
  • Oklahoma Mount

See also

References
  1. The elevation of Mount Oklahoma includes an adjustment of +2.139 m (+7.02 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. "Mount Oklahoma, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. "Mount Oklahoma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
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