Mount of the Holy Cross

Mount of the Holy Cross
Mount of the Holy Cross
	Mount of the Holy Cross, 2009
Highest point
Elevation	14,011 ft (4270.5 m); NAVD88
Prominence	2113 ft (644 m)
Isolation	18.41 mi (29.6 km)
Listing	North America highest peaks 59th; US highest major peaks 45th; Colorado highest major peaks 25th; Colorado fourteeners 52nd; Colorado county high points 20th;
Coordinates	39°28′01″N 106°28′54″W
Geography
	Mount of the Holy Cross Colorado
Location	High point of Eagle County, Colorado, United States
Parent range	Sawatch Range
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado
Climbing
First ascent	August 1873 James Gardner and W.H. Holmes
Easiest route	North Ridge: Hike, class 2

Mount of the Holy Cross is a high and prominent mountain summit in the northern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,011-foot (4270.5 m) fourteener is located in the Holy Cross Wilderness of White River National Forest, 6.6 miles (10.7 km) west-southwest (bearing 244°) of the Town of Red Cliff in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The summit of Mount of the Holy Cross is the highest point in Eagle County and the northern Sawatch Range.

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