Specimen Mountain
Specimen Mountain viewed from the Alpine Visitor Center
Highest point
Elevation	12,494 ft (3,808 m)[1][2]
Prominence	1,731 ft (528 m)[2]
Isolation	4.70 mi (7.56 km)[2]
Listing	Colorado prominent summits
Coordinates	40°26′41″N 105°48′31″W / 40.4447059°N 105.8086211°W / 40.4447059; -105.8086211[3]
Geography
Specimen Mountain Colorado
Location	Rocky Mountain National Park, Continental Divide between Grand and Larimer counties, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent range	Front Range[2]
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map Fall River Pass, Colorado[3]

Specimen Mountain, elevation 12,494 ft (3,808 m), is a summit in the Front Range of northern Colorado. The mountain is north of Milner Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Historical names

• Geode Mountain
• Mountain Smokes
• Specimen Mountain – 1932 ^[3]

Geology

Specimen Mountain is a red-tinted, extinct volcano that was last active around 27 million years ago. At that time, it was probably more conical in shape and much higher than it is now. Roadcuts near Poudre Lake contain some of the yellowish ash its eruptions spewed out.^[4]