Mountain in Colorado, United States
Lone Cone is a prominent mountain summit at the western end of the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America . The 12,618-foot (3,846 m) peak is located 24.2 miles (38.9 km) west by south (bearing 262°) of the Town of Telluride , Colorado , United States , on the drainage divide separating San Juan National Forest and Dolores County from Uncompahgre National Forest and San Miguel County .[1] [2] [3] [4]
Lone Cone from the northeast Geology The mountain, a laccolith , is between 20 and 40 million years old and is the westernmost of over a dozen laccoliths that are the same age as rocks in the San Juan volcanic field .[5]
Historical names Lone Cone – 1906 [4] West Point
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References
^ a b c d "LONE CONE" . NGS Data Sheet . National Geodetic Survey , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , United States Department of Commerce . Retrieved October 20, 2014 .^ a b The elevation of Lone Cone includes an adjustment of +1.698 m (+5.57 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 .
^ a b c d "Lone Cone, Colorado" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved October 20, 2014 .^ a b c "Lone Cone" . Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 29, 2014 .^ Williams, Felicie; Chronic, Halka (2014). Roadside geology of Colorado (3rd ed.). Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company. p. 346. ISBN 9780878426096 . LCCN 2013025258 .
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