Saddle Mountain
Saddle Mountain is a large, conical mountain located on the western side of the West Elk Mountains southeast of Crawford, Colorado. Topped off by North and South Saddle peaks, Saddle Mountain's highest point, South Saddle Peak, has an elevation of 10,005 ft with over 3,000 ft of vertical relief above the valley below.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Needle Rock Natural Area.
Needle Rock Natural Area
Peak
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Needle Rock Natural Area is located at the western edge of the West Elk Mountains of Colorado. The surrounding terrain is characterized by laccolithic mountains flanked by precipitous cliffs, extensive talus aprons, forested mesas, canyons, and spacious, well-watered intermontane basins. Needle Rock Natural Area is situated 2½ miles northwest of Saddle Mountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crawford.
Crawford
Village
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The Town of Crawford is a statutory town in Delta County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 403 at the 2020 United States census. The surrounding mesas and valleys support a farming and ranching community. Crawford is situated 5 miles west of Saddle Mountain.
Saddle Mountain
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 10,016 feet
- Description: mountain in Colorado, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Delta, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Saddle Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Saddle Mountain (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, Delta County)”
- Cebuano: “Saddle Mountain”
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Highlights include South Saddle Peak and North Saddle Peak.
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