Mount Harvard

Mount Harvard
Mount Harvard
Highest point
Elevation	14,421 ft (4395.6 m); NAVD88
Prominence	2360 ft (719 m)
Isolation	14.92 mi (24.0 km)
Listing	North America highest peaks 29th; US highest major peaks 16th; Colorado fourteeners 3rd; Colorado county high points 2nd;
Coordinates	38°55′28″N 106°19′15″W
Geography
	Mount Harvard Colorado
Location	High point of Chaffee County, Colorado, United States
Parent range	Sawatch Range, Highest summit; of the Collegiate Peaks
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map; Mount Harvard, Colorado
Climbing
First ascent	August 19, 1869 (first recorded)
Easiest route	South Slopes: Hike, class 2

Mount Harvard is the third highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,421-foot (4395.6 m) fourteener is the highest summit of the Collegiate Peaks and the fourth highest summit in the contiguous United States. Mount Harvard is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 11.7 miles (18.9 km) northwest by west (bearing 304°) of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The summit of Mount Harvard is the highest point in Chaffee County and is higher than any point in the United States east of its longitude. The mountain was named in honor of Harvard University.

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