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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Mount Garfield (Mesa County, Colorado)

Mt. Garfield is the high point of the Book Cliffs, east-northeast of Grand Junction, and overlooking the town of Palisade. Two classic hiking trails ascend the mountain. The mountain was named after President James Garfield a year after Garfield's death. The mountain is composed of Mesaverde Group overlaying Mancos Shale.

Mt. Garfield from Interstate 70

References

  1. ^ "Mount Garfield, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  2. ^ "Garfield, Mount - 6,780' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  3. ^ "Mount Garfield". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.