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Lizard Head

Elevation
3,961 m
#1,495
in the world
#421
in United States
1,134 m
prominence

Lizard Head is a mountain in United States, rising to 3,961 m, the 421st highest we list in United States, part of the San Juan Mountains.

Range
#33 in the range
Nearest town
63 km away
Type
Mountain
GeoNames feature code MT

Where it is

Lizard Head

Lizard Head lies in United States, in Colorado.

Key facts

Elevation
3,961 m (12,995 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,134 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Colorado
Coordinates
37.836, -107.951

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#421of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the San Juan Mountains
#33of 40
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,495of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Cross Mountain3,871 m1.6 km
Sunshine Mountain3,943 m2.9 km
Gladstone Peak4,230 m3.1 km
Mount Wilson4,324 m3.6 km
Wilson Peak4,273 m4.1 km
El Diente Peak4,310 m4.8 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Lizard Head.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
DurangoUnited States18,00663 km
MontroseUnited States19,06272 km
FarmingtonUnited States42,871126 km
Grand JunctionUnited States60,358146 km
CliftonUnited States19,889146 km

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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.