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Horse Mountain

Elevation
3,030 m
#3,965
in the world
#1,254
in United States
1,887 m
prominence

Horse Mountain is a mountain in United States, rising to 3,030 m, the 1,254th highest we list in United States, part of the San Juan Mountains.

Range
#39 in the range
Nearest town
53 km away
Type
Mountain
GeoNames feature code MT

Where it is

Horse Mountain

Horse Mountain lies in United States, in Colorado.

Key facts

Elevation
3,030 m (9,941 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,887 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Colorado
Coordinates
37.308, -107.287

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#1,254of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the San Juan Mountains
#39of 40
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#3,965of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Graham Peak3,823 m23 km
Pagosa Peak3,827 m25 km
Cimarrona Peak3,811 m31 km
Organ Mountain3,970 m37 km
Amherst Mountain4,013 m37 km
Irving Peak4,024 m38 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Horse Mountain.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
DurangoUnited States18,00653 km
FarmingtonUnited States42,871105 km
MontroseUnited States19,062140 km
Santa FeUnited States87,505217 km
Cañon CityUnited States16,400220 km

About this mountain

At 3,030 m, Horse Mountain has a topographic prominence of 1,887 m, meaning it rises 1,887 m above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground. Located in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, it ranks 1,254th among the 3,727 listed peaks in the United States. The nearest higher summits in the dataset are Graham Peak at 22.5 km away (3,823 m) and Pagosa Peak at 24.6 km away (3,827 m).

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Denali6,194 m
4North Peak5,920 m
6Mount Saint Elias5,489 m
7Mount Foraker5,270 m
8Mount Bona4,986 m
9Mount Sanford4,943 m
10Mount Blackburn4,839 m
11Mount Vancouver4,812 m
12Mount Churchill4,726 m
13Mount Fairweather4,620 m

Common questions

How tall is Horse Mountain?
Horse Mountain rises to 3,030 m (9,941 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Horse Mountain?
Horse Mountain is in United States, in Colorado.
Where does Horse Mountain rank?
It is the 1,254th highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #3,965 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Horse Mountain?
Durango, United States, about 53 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.