Mount Harvard
| Mount Harvard | |
|---|---|
Harvard as viewed from a boulder field in the Horn Fork Basin. The true summit is right above the snowfield seen roughly in the middle of the photo. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,421 ft (4395.6 m) NAVD88 |
| Prominence | 2360 ft (719 m) |
| Isolation | 14.92 mi (24.0 km) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 38°55′28″N 106°19′15″W / 38.9244084°N 106.3207352°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | High point of Chaffee County, Colorado, United States |
| Parent range | Sawatch Range, Highest summit of the Collegiate Peaks |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Harvard, Colorado |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 19, 1869 (first recorded) |
| Easiest route | South Slopes: Hike, class 2 |
Mount Harvard is the third highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,421-foot (4395.6 m) fourteener is the highest summit of the Collegiate Peaks and the fourth highest summit in the contiguous United States. Mount Harvard is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 11.7 miles (18.9 km) northwest by west (bearing 304°) of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The summit of Mount Harvard is the highest point in Chaffee County and is higher than any point in the United States east of its longitude. The mountain was named in honor of Harvard University.