Diamond_Peak_(Moffat_County,_Colorado)

Diamond Peak (Colorado)

Diamond Peak (Colorado)

Mountain in the state of Colorado

Diamond Peak is a prominent mountain summit in the Green River Basin of the U.S. state of Colorado. The 9,665-foot (2,946 m) peak is located 51.0 miles (82.1 km) northwest by west (bearing 306°) of the community of Maybell in Moffat County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3]

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Diamond Peak was the scene of a diamond salting scheme known as the Diamond hoax of 1872. It was solved by Clarence King, the noted geologist and surveyor.[4]

There are two other "Diamond Peaks" in Colorado, one in Routt County and the other in Jackson County.

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References

  1. [1]
    The elevation of Diamond Peak includes an adjustment of +1.436 m (+4.71 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. [2]
    "Diamond Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Diamond Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. [4]
    Winchester, Simon (2013), The Men Who United the States
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