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Fairview Peak (Gunnison County, Colorado)

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Hiking to the summit of Fairview Peak is typically done during the summer and early fall when snow is free of the roads used to reach the trailheads. The easiest route to the summit starts at the Fairview Peak Trailhead located on the southern shoulder of the mountain. A 0.8-mile (1.3 km) trail
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were raised high above nearby valleys. After this uplift approximately 65 to 75 million years ago, there was a long period of erosion. The erosion of uplands and the accumulation of sediments in the valleys largely leveled the landscape. Approximately 34 million years ago, the Proterozoic and
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leads to the summit with 900 feet (274 m) of elevation gain. The Fairview Peak Trailhead is 7 miles (11 km) north of Pitkin at the end of Forest Road 770. High-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles are recommended to reach the trailhead.
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are cited as reasons the structure was abandoned. Later, the structure was used to house radio equipment, but lightning again prevented continued use. More recently, restoration work has helped preserve this historic lookout.
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On the summit of Fairview Peak is the Fairview Peak Lookout. The one-room stone structure with a second-story wooden cupola is the highest-elevation fire lookout constructed in the United States. Built in 1912 by the
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intrusive rocks. Mining of gold, silver, and lead began in the late 1800s and resulted in the establishment of numerous mining camps and the nearby towns of
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Timber, Talus, and Tundra: Hiking Trails and Mountain Peaks of the Gunnison Basin and a bit Beyond
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route is 3.6 miles (5.8 km) and the elevation gain is 1,850 feet (564 m).
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of North America. The 13,214 feet (4,028 m) mountain is located in
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Doesken, Nolan J.; Pielke, Sr., Roger A.; Bliss, Odilia A. P. (2003).
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Streufert, R. K.; Morgan, M. L.; Eakins, Wynn; Hemborg, H. T. (1999).
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are located on the north and east sides of the mountain where
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Geology and mineral resources of Gunnison County, Colorado
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Paleozoic rocks were intruded by magma resulting in
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Mountain in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States
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Index

Photo of Fairview Peak.
Elevation
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
38°41′00″N 106°32′13″W / 38.6832545°N 106.5368143°W / 38.6832545; -106.5368143
Fairview Peak is located in Colorado
Colorado
Gunnison County
Parent range
Sawatch Range
Topo map
USGS 7.5' topographic map
Sawatch Range
Rocky Mountains
Gunnison County
Gunnison National Forest
Laramide Orogeny
Proterozoic
Paleozoic
sedimentary rock
granitic
stocks
dikes
sills
glaciated
cirques
tarns
glacial deposits
Colorado Mineral Belt

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