Record SL-636316 · Wikidata Q6919249
Mount Adams
No list classifications
Elevation
4,248
m
13,937 ft
Prominence
871 m
Isolation
3.0 km
Coordinates
38.0075° N,
105.6047° W
Grid ref
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Description
WikipediaMount Adams is a high mountain summit of the Crestones in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,937-foot (4,248 m) thirteener is located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, 5.1 miles (8.2 km) east by north (bearing 81°) of the Town of Crestone, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Custer County from Rio Grande National Forest and Saguache County.
Best months
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Neighbouring summits
| Name | Elevation | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Baldy Mountain | 3,945 m | E 105° | 1.8 km |
| Fluted Peak | 4,128 m | N 9° | 1.9 km |
| Little Horn Peak | 4,005 m | NE 42° | 2.7 km |
| Challenger Point | 4,294 m | S 183° | 3.0 km |
| Kit Carson Mountain | 4,319 m | S 176° | 3.1 km |
| Columbia Point | 4,242 m | S 170° | 3.2 km |
Climbing routes
nearest first| Route | Area | Grade | From summit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellingwood Ledges | Crestones, The | 5a | 4.9 km |
| Crestone Peak North Buttress | Crestones, The | 1+ | 4.9 km |
| India | Crestones, The | 5b | 4.9 km |
| North Ridge of Kit Carson | Crestones, The | 1 | 4.9 km |
| Crestone Peak / North Pillar | Crestones, The | 5b | 4.9 km |
| Merhar Direct | Crestones, The | 4c | 4.9 km |
| The Prow (Kit Carson) | Crestones, The | 5b | 4.9 km |
| 'Bag O Stones' | Crestones, The | 5b | 4.9 km |
| Septem Virtutum Anima Mea | Crestones, The | 5a | 4.9 km |
| Crestone Traverse | Crestones, The | 1 | 4.9 km |
| Red Gully | Crestones, The | 1- | 4.9 km |
| Analemma aka Northeast Ridge | Crestolita | 1 | 6.4 km |
| Unknown II | Crestone | 7a | 8.5 km |
| Unknown | Crestone | 5c | 8.5 km |
| South Ridge | Music Mountain | 1 | 9.1 km |