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{{Short description|Mountain in Colorado, United States}}
{{Infobox mountain
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Shavano
| name = Mount Shavano
| photo = Esprit Point and Mount Shavano.jpg
| photo = Esprit Point and Mount Shavano.jpg
| photo_caption = Esprit Point(left) and Mt. Shavano from the southeast
| photo_caption = Esprit Point (left) and Mt. Shavano from the southeast
| elevation_ft = 14231
| elevation_ft = 14228.3
| elevation_ref = <ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1007/s00190-024-01831-8|doi-access=free| title=Moving mountains: reevaluating the elevations of Colorado mountain summits using modern geodetic techniques|date=April 2024|first1=Kevin | last1=Ahlgren|first3=Brian|last3=Shaw|last2= Van Westrum | first2=Derek |journal=Journal of Geodesy|volume=98|article-number=29}} {{open access}}</ref>
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| elevation_ref = {{NAVD88}}<ref name=NGS>{{cite ngs |id=JL0887 |name=Shavano |accessdate=2011-02-21}}</ref>
| prominence_ft = 1,619
| prominence_ft = 1619
| prominence_ref = <ref name=PB>{{cite peakbagger |pid=5762 |name=Mount Shavano, Colorado |accessdate=2011-02-23}}</ref>
| prominence_ref = <ref name=PB>{{cite peakbagger|pid=5762|title=Mount Shavano, Colorado|access-date=October 21, 2014}}</ref>
| isolation_mi = 3.78
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| listing = [[Colorado fourteeners|Colorado Fourteener]]
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| isolation_ref = <ref name=PB/>
| location = [[Chaffee County, Colorado|Chaffee County]], [[Colorado|Colorado, U.S.]]
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| listing = [[Colorado fourteeners|Colorado Fourteener]] 17th
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| range = [[Sawatch Range]]
| location = [[Chaffee County, Colorado|Chaffee County]], [[Colorado]], [[United States|U.S.]]<ref name=GNIS>{{cite gnis|id=189451|name=Mount Shavano|access-date=October 29, 2014}}</ref>
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| range = [[Sawatch Range]]<ref name=PB/>
| map = Colorado
| map = Colorado
| map_caption = Colorado
| map_caption = '''[[Colorado]]'''
| coordinates = {{coord|38.6191541|N|106.2393278|W|type:mountain_region:US-CO_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| lat_d = 38
| range_coordinates =
| lat_m = 37
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| coordinates_ref = <ref name=NGS>{{cite ngs|pid=JL0887|name=SHAVANO|accessdate=October 21, 2014}}</ref>
| lat_s = 09
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| topo = [[United States Geological Survey#Topographic mapping|USGS 7.5' topographic map]]<br/>Maysville, Colorado<ref name=NGS/>
| lat_NS = N
| long_d = 106
| long_m = 14
| long_s = 22
| long_EW = W
| coordinates =
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| coordinates_ref = <ref name=NGS/>
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| topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Maysville
| first_ascent =
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = East Slopes: Hike, {{YDS|2}}<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.14ers.com/routelist.php?peakid=10017 | title = Mt. Shavano Routes | publisher = 14ers.com }}</ref>
| easiest_route = Hike
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'''Mount Shavano''', elevation {{convert|14231|ft|m|abbr=on}}, is a [[fourteener]] in the [[Sawatch Range]] of [[Colorado]]. It is the 17th highest peak in Colorado and a near-neighbor to [[Tabeguache Peak]]. The mountain lies just east of the [[Continental Divide]] and just west of the [[Arkansas River]] rising 7,200 feet above the town of [[Salida, Colorado|Salida]] in [[Chaffee County]] to the southeast. Mount Shavano lies in the south-central part of the Sawatch Range, north of [[Mount Ouray]] and [[Mount Chipeta]] and south of the [[Collegiate Peaks]] (including [[Mount Princeton]], [[Mount Harvard]], and [[Mount Yale]]). Mount Shavano is famous for the '''Angel of Shavano''', a snow formation in the image of an angel that emerges on the east face of the mountain during snow melt each spring.<ref name="angel">Louis W. Dawson II, ''Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Volume 1'', Blue Clover Press, 1994, ISBN 0-9628867-1-8</ref>


'''Mount Shavano''' is a [[Elevation|high]] [[mountain]] [[summit]] in the southern [[Sawatch Range]] of the [[Rocky Mountains]] of North America. The {{convert|14228.3|ft|0|adj=on}} [[fourteener]] is located in [[San Isabel National Forest]], {{convert|10.5|km|order=flip}} north by west ([[Absolute bearing|bearing]] 350°) of the community of [[Maysville, Colorado|Maysville]] in [[Chaffee County, Colorado]], United States. The mountain was named in honor of [[Ute Tribe|Ute]] [[Chief Shavano]].<ref name=NGS/><ref name=NAVD88>The elevation of Mount Shavano includes an adjustment of +2.032&nbsp;m (+6.67&nbsp;ft) from [[Sea Level Datum of 1929|NGVD&nbsp;29]] to [[North American Vertical Datum of 1988|NAVD&nbsp;88]].</ref><ref name=PB/><ref name=GNIS/>
Mount Shavano is located within the [[San Isabel National Forest]] and was named after [[Chief Shavano]] of the [[Ute Tribe]].


==References==
==Mountain==
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Mount Shavano lies just east of the [[Continental Divide]] and just west of the [[Arkansas River]] rising 7,200 feet above the town of [[Salida, Colorado|Salida]] in [[Chaffee County]] to the southeast. Mount Shavano lies in the south-central part of the Sawatch Range, north of [[Mount Ouray]] and [[Mount Chipeta]] and south of the [[Collegiate Peaks]] (including [[Mount Princeton]], [[Mount Harvard]], and [[Mount Yale]]). Mount Shavano is famous for the '''Angel of Shavano''', a snow formation in the image of an angel that emerges on the east face of the mountain during snow melt each spring.<ref name="angel">Louis W. Dawson II, ''Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Volume 1'', Blue Clover Press, 1994, {{ISBN|0-9628867-1-8}}</ref>
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=== Climbing ===
The standard route to the top is rated Class 2.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mount Shavano - East Slopes Route Description |url=https://www.14ers.com/route.php?route=shav1 |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=14ers.com |language=en}}</ref>[[File:Summit of Mount Shavano.JPG|center|294x294px|alt=A view of the summit of Mount Shavano during the summer hiking season.|thumb|Mount Shavano's summit, June 2017.]]

==Historical names==
*Mount Chavanaux
*'''Mount Shavano''' – 1981 <ref name=GNIS/>
*Mount Usher
*Shavano Peak – 1906 <ref name=GNIS/>
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==See also==
==See also==
{{portal|North America|United States|Colorado|Mountains}}
* [[Colorado fourteeners]]
* [[Colorado mountain ranges]]
*[[List of mountain peaks of Colorado]]
* [[Mountain peaks of Colorado]]
**[[List of Colorado fourteeners]]
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[[Image:Mt Antero from Mt Shavano, CO.jpg|thumb|left|400px|The view north from the Northwest approach of Mount Shavano, with [[Mount Antero|Mt. Antero]] at center-right. [[Mount Princeton|Mt. Princeton]], [[Mount Yale|Mt. Yale]], and [[Mount Harvard|Mt. Harvard]], are also visible in the distance.]]


==References==
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==External links==
[https://www.14ers.com/php14ers/14er.php?peakid=10017 Mount Shavano on 14ers.com]
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[[Category:Mountains of Colorado|Shavano]]
[[Category:Mountains of Colorado|Shavano]]
[[Category:Landforms of Chaffee County, Colorado]]
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[[Category:San Isabel National Forest]]
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Latest revision as of 18:41, 3 November 2024

Mount Shavano
Esprit Point (left) and Mt. Shavano from the southeast
Highest point
Elevation14,228.3 ft (4,336.8 m)[1]
Prominence1,619 ft (493 m)[2]
Isolation3.78 mi (6.08 km)[2]
ListingColorado Fourteener 17th
Coordinates38°37′09″N 106°14′22″W / 38.6191541°N 106.2393278°W / 38.6191541; -106.2393278[3]
Geography
Mount Shavano is located in Colorado
Mount Shavano
Mount Shavano
LocationChaffee County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent rangeSawatch Range[2]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Maysville, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeEast Slopes: Hike, class 2[5]

Mount Shavano is a high mountain summit in the southern Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,228.3-foot (4,337 m) fourteener is located in San Isabel National Forest, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north by west (bearing 350°) of the community of Maysville in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The mountain was named in honor of Ute Chief Shavano.[3][6][2][4]

Mountain

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Mount Shavano lies just east of the Continental Divide and just west of the Arkansas River rising 7,200 feet above the town of Salida in Chaffee County to the southeast. Mount Shavano lies in the south-central part of the Sawatch Range, north of Mount Ouray and Mount Chipeta and south of the Collegiate Peaks (including Mount Princeton, Mount Harvard, and Mount Yale). Mount Shavano is famous for the Angel of Shavano, a snow formation in the image of an angel that emerges on the east face of the mountain during snow melt each spring.[7]

Climbing

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The standard route to the top is rated Class 2.[8]

A view of the summit of Mount Shavano during the summer hiking season.
Mount Shavano's summit, June 2017.

Historical names

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  • Mount Chavanaux
  • Mount Shavano – 1981 [4]
  • Mount Usher
  • Shavano Peak – 1906 [4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ahlgren, Kevin; Van Westrum, Derek; Shaw, Brian (April 2024). "Moving mountains: reevaluating the elevations of Colorado mountain summits using modern geodetic techniques". Journal of Geodesy. 98 29. doi:10.1007/s00190-024-01831-8. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c d "Mount Shavano, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "SHAVANO". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d "Mount Shavano". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Mt. Shavano Routes". 14ers.com.
  6. ^ The elevation of Mount Shavano includes an adjustment of +2.032 m (+6.67 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  7. ^ Louis W. Dawson II, Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Volume 1, Blue Clover Press, 1994, ISBN 0-9628867-1-8
  8. ^ "Mount Shavano - East Slopes Route Description". 14ers.com. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
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