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(Redirected from Diamond Peak (Moffat County, Colorado)) Mountain in the state of Colorado
Diamond Peak
Diamond Peak is located in ColoradoDiamond PeakDiamond PeakColorado
Highest point
Elevation9,665 ft (2,946 m)
Prominence2,845 ft (867 m)
Isolation29.67 mi (47.75 km)
Coordinates40°57′01″N 108°52′41″W / 40.9502385°N 108.8781712°W / 40.9502385; -108.8781712
Geography
LocationMoffat County, Colorado, U.S.
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Beaver Basin, Colorado

Diamond Peak is a prominent mountain summit in the Green River Basin of the U.S. state of Colorado. The 9,665-foot (2,946 m) peak is located 51.0 miles (82.1 km) northwest by west (bearing 306°) of the community of Maybell in Moffat County, Colorado, United States.

Mountain

Diamond Peak was the scene of a diamond salting scheme known as the Diamond hoax of 1872. It was solved by Clarence King, the noted geologist and surveyor.

There are two other "Diamond Peaks" in Colorado, one in Routt County and the other in Jackson County.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Diamond Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  2. ^ The elevation of Diamond Peak includes an adjustment of +1.436 m (+4.71 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ "Diamond Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. Winchester, Simon (2013), The Men Who United the States

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