Mount Antero

Mount Antero
Mount Antero
	Mt. Antero seen from U.S. 285.
Highest point
Elevation	14269.0 ft (4349.21 m); NAPGD2022
Prominence	2503 ft (763 m)
Isolation	17.67 mi (28.4 km)
Listing	North America highest peaks 40th; US highest major peaks 26th; Colorado highest major peaks 11th; Colorado fourteeners 11th;
Coordinates	38°40′27″N 106°14′46″W / 38.6740954°N 106.2461864°W
Geography
	Mount Antero Colorado
Location	Chaffee County, Colorado, U.S.
Parent range	Sawatch Range
Topo maps	USGS 7.5' topographic map; Mount Antero, Colorado;
Climbing
Easiest route	West Slopes: Hike, class 2

Mount Antero (/ænˈtɛəroʊ/), historically called Antero Peak, is the highest summit of the southern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 14,269-foot (4349.21 m) fourteener is located in San Isabel National Forest, 12.2 miles (19.6 km) southwest by south (bearing 208°) of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The mountain is named in honor of Chief Antero of the Uintah band of the Ute people.