Green Mountain (Lakewood, Colorado)

Green Mountain is a mesa on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 6,854-foot (2,089 m) mesa summit is located in William Frederick Hayden Park in the City of Lakewood, Colorado, United States, 4.0 miles (6.5 km) west (bearing 265°) of the municipal center of Lakewood in Jefferson County.[1][2][3][4]

Green Mountain
Green Mountain viewed from Mount Zion
Highest point
Elevation6,854 ft (2,089 m)[1][2]
Prominence677 ft (206 m)[3]
Isolation2.96 mi (4.76 km)[3]
Coordinates39°42′03″N 105°10′40″W / 39.7009482°N 105.1777065°W / 39.7009482; -105.1777065[1]
Geography
Green Mountain is located in Colorado
Green Mountain
Green Mountain
LocationJefferson County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent rangeFront Range foothills
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Morrison, Colorado[1]
Climbing
Easiest routehike

Mesa

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Historical names

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  • Green Mountain – 1906 [4]
  • Hendricks Peak
  • Mount Hendricks

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "GREEN RESET". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved November 4, 2014. Note: The summit of Green Mountain is -0.20 m (-0.7 ft) lower than NGS station GREEN RESET.
  2. ^ a b The elevation of Green Mountain includes an adjustment of +0.990 m (+3.25 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ a b c "Green Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Green Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
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