Mount Wilson

Mount Wilson is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness in Dolores County approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Rico and 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Telluride. It is the highest peak in the San Miguel Mountains, a subrange of the San Juan Mountains. It is not to be confused with the lower, nearby Wilson Peak. The peak was named for A. D. Wilson, a topographer with the H... more

Physical Geography

Elevation (in meters):

  • 4,342 m (14250 ft )

Prominence (in meters):

  • 1,227 m (4026 ft )

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Date of first ascent:

  • Sep 13, 1874
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Location

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  • 37.8392
  • -107.9908

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