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Mount Jackson is a high and prominent mountain summit in the northern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,676-foot (4,168 m) thirteener is located in the Holy Cross Wilderness of White River National Forest, 9.0 miles (14.5 km) west-southwest (bearing 247°) of the Town of Minturn in Eagle County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3][4] The mountain was named in honor of photographer William Henry Jackson, who accompanied the Hayden Survey in the 1870s.[4][5]

Mount Jackson
Mount Jackson Colorado
Highest point
Elevation	13,676 ft (4,168 m)[1][2]
Prominence	1,810 ft (552 m)[3]
Isolation	3.21 mi (5.17 km)[3]
Listing	North America highest peaks 84th US highest major peaks 67th Colorado highest major peaks 33rd
Coordinates	39°29′07″N 106°32′12″W[1]
Geography
Location	Eagle County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent range	Sawatch Range[3]
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Jackson, Colorado[1]

Mountain

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See also

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of mountain peaks of Colorado

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