Mount Wilson (Colorado)
| Mount Wilson | |
|---|---|
Mount Wilson | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,254.1 ft (4,344.6 m) NAPGD2022 |
| Prominence | 4,024 ft (1,227 m) |
| Isolation | 33.0 mi (53.1 km) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 37°50′21″N 107°59′29″W / 37.8391607°N 107.9914581°W |
| Geography | |
Location in Colorado | |
| Location | High point of Dolores County, Colorado, United States |
| Parent range | Highest summit of the San Miguel Mountains |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Wilson, Colorado |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | September 13, 1874, by A. D. Wilson, Franklin Rhoda, and others (Hayden Survey party) |
| Easiest route | Southwest Slopes: Scramble, class 3 |
Mount Wilson is the highest summit of the San Miguel Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 14,254.1-foot (4,345 m) fourteener is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness of San Juan National Forest, 10.6 miles (17.1 km) north by east (bearing 12°) of the Town of Rico in Dolores County, Colorado, United States. Mount Wilson should not be confused with the lower Wilson Peak nearby.
The peak was named for A.D. Wilson, a topographer with the Hayden Survey. He was in the first ascent party, which climbed the peak on September 13, 1874, via the south ridge (a difficult route, not often climbed today).