Mount Antero is the tenth highest peak in Colorado with an elevation of 14,269 feet. It is named for Chief Antero of the Uintah band of Utes. It is located in the central Sawatch Range between the towns of Buena Vista and Salida. The mountain itself is prized for its gemstone deposits and has one of the highest concentrations of aquamarine in the country. There are several active private mining claims being exploited on Antero and surrounding peaks. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Chaffee County, Colorado Chaffee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ... The most general definition of a mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... The Sawatch Range (sometimes Saguache Range) is a mountain range in central Colorado containing several of the Rocky Mountains highest peaks, including Mount Elbert, at 14,440 ft (4,401 m) the highest peak in the Rockies. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Topographic maps, also called contour maps, topo maps or topo quads (for quadrangles), are maps that show topography, or land contours, by means of contour lines. ... The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 8th 269 837 km² 451 km 612 km 0. ... The Sawatch Range (sometimes Saguache Range) is a mountain range in central Colorado containing several of the Rocky Mountains highest peaks, including Mount Elbert, at 14,440 ft (4,401 m) the highest peak in the Rockies. ... Buena Vista is a town located in Chaffee County, Colorado. ... Salida is a city located in Chaffee County, Colorado. ... This article is about the mineral. ...

The peak is located entirely within the San Isabel National Forest due south of the more prominent Mount Princeton. There are two popular climbing routes on Mount Antero. The generally accepted hiking route is from the east starting at the Browns Creek Trailhead and paralleling Little Browns Creek to its upper reaches where it crosses Forest Road 1A, then following the road near to the summit. The other route follows the same forest road from the north up Baldwin Creek. This route has heavy mining and tourist traffic in fair weather during the summer months.

The peak was surveyed by the Pike Expedition in 1806. A forest service sign at the Browns Creek trailhead commemorates the expedition camp at the eastern base of the peak. United States Army Captain Zebulon Pike led the Pike expedition (July 15, 1806 – July 1, 1807) to explore the south and west of the Louisiana Purchase. ...

External links

USDA Forest Service Mount Antero webpage

• Mount Antero on Distantpeak.com

Colorado Fourteeners Initiative Mount Antero Destcription

Related Sources

United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (2003); San Isabel National Forest Map