Mount Oxford (Colorado) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount Oxford |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,160 ft (4,316 m) |
| Prominence | 653 ft (199 m) |
| Isolation | 1.22 mi (1.96 km) |
| Listing | Colorado Fourteener 26th |
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 Mount Oxford
Location in Colorado
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| Location | Chaffee County, Colorado, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Harvard, Colorado |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike and scramble |
Mount Oxford is a high mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,160-foot (4,316 m) fourteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 14.2 miles (22.9 km) northwest (bearing 311°) of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The mountain was named in honor of the University of Oxford.
Mountain
Mount Oxford lies 1.2 miles (2.0 km) east by north of the slightly higher Mount Belford. For this reason it is often climbed in combination with Mount Belford.
Historical names
- Mount Oxford
- Oxford Peak
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