Mount Mestas is a
mountain summit
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in the southeastern
Sangre de Cristo Range of the
Rocky Mountains of
North America
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. The peak is located southeast (
bearing 131°) of
North La Veta Pass
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Etymology
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in
Huerfano County
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,
Colorado,
United States.
[ The mountain was known as La Veta Peak until 1949 when it was renamed in honor of PFC Felix B. Mestas Jr. who was killed in action during the Second World War.][
]
Mountain
Historical names
*Mt. Baldy
*Baldy Peak
*La Veta Peak – 1908 [
*Mount Mestas – 1949 ][
*Veta Mountain
*Veta Peak
]
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
References
External links
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