Dyer Mountain | |
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![]() Dyer Mountain, seen from Gemini Peak | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,862 ft (4,225 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 475 ft (145 m)[2] |
Isolation | 0.88 mi (1.42 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 39°14′23″N 106°11′00″W / 39.2397122°N 106.1833546°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Lake and Park counties, Colorado, United States[3] |
Parent range | Mosquito Range[2] |
Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Sherman, Colorado[3] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | hike |
Dyer Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,862-foot (4,225 m) thirteener is located 5.9 miles (9.5 km) east (bearing 95°) of the City of Leadville, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating Lake County from Park County.[1][2][3] The mountain was named in honor of frontier preacher John Lewis Dyer.