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Elevation | 9,665 ft (2,946 m) [2] [3] |
Prominence | 2,845 ft (867 m) [3] |
Isolation | 29.67 mi (47.75 km) [3] |
Coordinates | 40°57′01″N 108°52′41″W / 40.9502385°N 108.8781712°W / 40.9502385; -108.8781712 [1] |
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Location | Moffat County, Colorado, U.S. [1] |
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USGS 7.5' topographic map Beaver Basin, Colorado [1] |
Diamond Peak is a prominent mountain summit in the Green River Basin of the U.S. state of Colorado. The 9,665-foot (2,946 m) peak is located 51.0 miles (82.1 km) northwest by west ( bearing 306°) of the community of Maybell in Moffat County, Colorado, United States. [2] [3] [1]
Diamond Peak was the scene of a diamond salting scheme known as the Diamond hoax of 1872. It was solved by Clarence King, the noted geologist and surveyor. [4]
There are two other "Diamond Peaks" in Colorado, one in Routt County and the other in Jackson County.
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Diamond Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 9,665 ft (2,946 m) [2] [3] |
Prominence | 2,845 ft (867 m) [3] |
Isolation | 29.67 mi (47.75 km) [3] |
Coordinates | 40°57′01″N 108°52′41″W / 40.9502385°N 108.8781712°W / 40.9502385; -108.8781712 [1] |
Geography | |
Location | Moffat County, Colorado, U.S. [1] |
Topo map |
USGS 7.5' topographic map Beaver Basin, Colorado [1] |
Diamond Peak is a prominent mountain summit in the Green River Basin of the U.S. state of Colorado. The 9,665-foot (2,946 m) peak is located 51.0 miles (82.1 km) northwest by west ( bearing 306°) of the community of Maybell in Moffat County, Colorado, United States. [2] [3] [1]
Diamond Peak was the scene of a diamond salting scheme known as the Diamond hoax of 1872. It was solved by Clarence King, the noted geologist and surveyor. [4]
There are two other "Diamond Peaks" in Colorado, one in Routt County and the other in Jackson County.
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