Silver Mountain, elevation , is a mountain in
Huerfano County, Colorado
Huerfano County (; ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,820. The county seat is Walsenburg. The county, whose name comes from the Spanish ''huérfano'' meaning "orphan", was named for ...
. It is part of the southern
Sangre de Cristo Range
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of the
Southern Rocky Mountains
The Southern Rocky Mountains are a major subregion of the Rocky Mountains of North America located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Wyoming, the central and western portions of Colorado, the northern portion of New Mexico, and e ...
of
North America. Silver Mountain is located northeast of
Mount Mestas and north of the
Spanish Peaks
The Spanish Peaks are a pair of prominent mountains located in southwestern Huerfano County, Colorado. The Comanche people call them Huajatolla ( ) or Wa-to-yah meaning "double mountain".
The two peaks, East Spanish Peak at elevation and Wes ...
.
Earlier name
The mountain used to be called Dike Mountain for the numerous magmatic dikes that radiate out from its base. The name was changed in the 1870s after miners discovered gold and silver deposits there.
References
Mountains of Huerfano County, Colorado
North American 3000 m summits
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
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