| Sheep Mountain | |
|---|---|
 North aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,188 ft (4,020 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 108 ft (33 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | San Miguel Peak (13,752 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 1.24 mi (2.00 km)[3] |
| Coordinates | 37°47′07″N 107°53′09″W / 37.7853689°N 107.8859530°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Sheep Mountain Location in Colorado  Sheep Mountain Sheep Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | Dolores / San Miguel counties Colorado, US |
| Parent range | Rocky Mountains San Juan Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Wilson |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Extrusive rock |
Sheep Mountain is a 13,188-foot-elevation (4,020-meter) mountain summit located on the shared boundary of Dolores County with San Miguel County, in southwest Colorado, United States.[4] It is situated three miles south of Trout Lake and two miles southeast of Lizard Head Pass, on land managed by San Juan National Forest and Uncompahgre National Forest. Sheep Mountain is part of the San Juan Mountains which are a subset of the Rocky Mountains, and is west of the Continental Divide. Topographic relief is significant as the southwest aspect rises 3,200 feet (980 meters) above the Dolores River in approximately 2.5 miles. Neighbors include Golden Horn and Vermilion Peak to the east, and Lizard Head to the northwest. Sheep Mountain can be seen from the San Juan Skyway in the Lizard Head Pass and Trout Lake areas. The mountain's name, which has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, was in use in 1906 when Henry Gannett published it in A Gazetteer of Colorado.[4][5]
