Mount Nimbus

Mount Nimbus
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation12,721 ft (3,877 m)
Prominence623 ft (190 m)
Parent peakMount Cumulus (12,729 ft)
Isolation1.14 mi (1.83 km)
Coordinates40°23′48″N 105°54′15″W / 40.3967585°N 105.9040416°W / 40.3967585; -105.9040416
Naming
EtymologyNimbus cloud
Geography
Mount Nimbus
Location in Colorado
Mount Nimbus
Mount Nimbus (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyGrand County
Protected areaRocky Mountain National Park
Never Summer Wilderness
Parent rangeRocky Mountains
Never Summer Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Richthofen
Geology
Rock type(s)Granite and Gneiss
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2

Mount Nimbus is a 12,721-foot-elevation (3,877-meter) mountain summit in Grand County, Colorado, United States.

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