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Blair Mountain is the highest summit of the White River Plateau in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 11,465-foot (3,495 m) peak is located in White River National Forest, 17.5 miles (28.2 km) north by west (bearing 344°) of the City of Glenwood Springs in Garfield County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3]

Blair Mountain
Blair Mountain Colorado
Highest point
Elevation	11,465 ft (3,495 m)[1][2]
Prominence	1,736 ft (529 m)[2]
Isolation	11.50 mi (18.51 km)[2]
Listing	Colorado prominent summits Colorado range high points
Coordinates	39°47′40″N 107°25′03″W[3]
Geography
Location	Garfield County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent range	Highest summit of the White River Plateau[2]
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Blair Mountain, Colorado[3]

Mountain

Blair Mountain in the White River Forest in Colorado was named for James Allison Blair who had been a Supervisor at White River Forest and died at the age of 52 in 1928. Held in high regard by his superiors for his service, the highest mountain in the area (formerly called 'Old Baldy') was renamed Blair Mountain in James Blair's honor. [4]

Historical names

• Bald
• Bald Mountain
• Baldy
• Blair Mountain – 1928 [3]

See also

• List of Colorado mountain ranges
• List of Colorado mountain summits
  • List of Colorado fourteeners
  • List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
  • List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
• List of Colorado county high points

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[de] Blair Mountain (Garfield County, Colorado)

Der Blair Mountain ist mit 3495 m der höchste Gipfel des White River Plateau in den Rocky Mountains. Der Gipfel befindet sich im White River National Forest, 28,2 km nördlich der Stadt Glenwood Springs im Garfield County, Colorado, USA.

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- [en] Blair Mountain (Colorado)

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