Mount Emmons (Colorado)

Mount Emmons is a mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains in north-central Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.

Description
The 12401 ft peak is located within the Gunnison National Forest, 6.7 km west-northwest (bearing 288°) of the Town of Crested Butte.

The mountain was named in honor of geologist Samuel Franklin Emmons (as was another peak in Utah).

Historical names

 * Mount Emmons
 * Red Lady