Mount Garfield (Mesa County, Colorado)

Mount Garfield
Mount Garfield
	Southwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation	6,765 ft (2,062 m)
Prominence	445 ft (136 m)
Isolation	5.54 mi (8.92 km)
Coordinates	39°07′29″N 108°24′37″W / 39.124624°N 108.410301°W
Geography
	Mount Garfield Location in Colorado Mount Garfield Mount Garfield (the United States)
Location	Mesa County, Colorado, U.S.
Parent range	Colorado Plateau
Topo map	USGS Clifton
Geology
Age of rock	Late Cretaceous
Type of rock	sandstone, mudstone, shale
Climbing
Easiest route	class 1 hiking

Mt. Garfield^[3] is the high point of the Book Cliffs, east-northeast of Grand Junction, and overlooking the town of Palisade. Two classic hiking trails ascend the mountain. The mountain was named after President James Garfield a year after Garfield's death. The mountain is composed of Mesaverde Group overlaying Mancos Shale.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Mount Garfield, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
^ ^a ^b "Garfield, Mount - 6,780' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
^ "Mount Garfield". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

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[pb-1] "Mount Garfield, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.

[listsofjohn-2] "Garfield, Mount - 6,780' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.

[3] "Mount Garfield". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

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