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Mountain · United States · Sawatch Range

Mount of the Holy Cross

Elevation
4,268 m
#971
in the world
#76
in United States

Mount of the Holy Cross is a mountain in United States, rising to 4,268 m, the 76th highest in United States, part of the Sawatch Range.

Elevation
4,268 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
World rank
#971
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Mount of the Holy Cross

Mount of the Holy Cross lies in United States, in Colorado.

Key facts

Elevation
4,268 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Mountain
Region
Colorado
Coordinates
39.467, -106.482
First ascent
1873

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#76of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Sawatch Range
#5of 28
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#971of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Notch Mountain4,030 m2.2 km
Mount Jackson4,164 m5.2 km
Fools Peak3,926 m10 km
New York Mountain3,824 m13 km
Jacque Peak4,001 m25 km
Red Table Mountain3,665 m26 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mount of the Holy Cross.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
GoldenUnited States20,330113 km
Dakota RidgeUnited States33,892116 km
Ken CarylUnited States32,438118 km
BoulderUnited States106,803120 km
ColumbineUnited States24,280122 km

About this mountain

Rising to 4,268 m, this peak in the Sawatch Range ranks 76th by elevation among United States summits. The first recorded ascent was in 1873. Notch Mountain stands 2.2 km away at 4,030 m, while Mount Jackson lies 5.2 km distant at 4,164 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

#PeakElevation
1Denali6,194 m
2Churchill Peaks6,186 m
3South Peak6,186 m
4North Peak5,920 m
5Archdeacons Tower5,859 m
6Mount Saint Elias5,489 m
7Mount Foraker5,270 m
8Mount Bona4,986 m
9Mount Sanford4,943 m
10Mount Blackburn4,839 m

Common questions

How tall is Mount of the Holy Cross?
Mount of the Holy Cross rises to 4,268 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Mount of the Holy Cross?
Mount of the Holy Cross is in United States, in Colorado.
Where does Mount of the Holy Cross rank?
It is the 76th highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #971 worldwide.
When was Mount of the Holy Cross first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1873.
What is the nearest city to Mount of the Holy Cross?
Golden, United States, about 113 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.