Treasure Mountain (Colorado)
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Treasure Mountain in the background
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,535 ft (4,125 m) |
| Prominence | 2,828 ft (862 m) |
| Isolation | 6.92 mi (11.14 km) |
| Parent peak | Hagerman Peak |
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| Coordinates | 39°01′28″N 107°07′22″W / 39.0244342°N 107.1228254°WCoordinates: 39°01′28″N 107°07′22″W / 39.0244342°N 107.1228254°W |
| Geography | |
 Treasure Mountain
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| Location | Gunnison County, Colorado, U.S. |
| Parent range | Elk Mountains |
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USGS 7.5' topographic map Snowmass Mountain, Colorado |
Treasure Mountain, elevation 13,535 ft (4,125 m), is a summit in the Elk Mountains of western Colorado. The mountain is in the Raggeds Wilderness southeast of Marble. The massif has been the site of marble mining and a legend of lost French gold.
Treasure Mountain forms a single massif with Treasury Mountain, elevation 13,462 feet (4,103 m), that rises on the southeast. Another Treasure Mountain, el. 11,834 feet (3,607 m) is located in Mineral County, Colorado.
Other peaks in the vicinity include Whitehouse Mountain, elevation 11,975 feet (3,650 m); Bear Mountain, elevation 12,373 feet (3,771 m); Crystal Peak, elevation 12,632 feet (3,850 m); Purple Mountain, elevation 12,856 feet (3,919 m); and Cinnamon Mountain, 12,293 feet (3,747 m). The Ruby Range extends southward from Treasury Mountain forming the east boundary of the Raggeds Wilderness.
The Yule Lakes are a series of lakes situated on the southern slopes which drain into Yule Creek and feeds Beaver Lake east of Marble. The watershed is part of Crystal River basin which drains the northern slopes of Treasure Mountain and is the northeastern boundary of Raggeds Wilderness.Yule Pass, south of Treasury Mountain separates the Raggeds Wilderness of the Sopris Ranger District from the Gunnison Ranger District and leads to the southeast along the Slate River drainage. Yule Pass is to the east of the headwaters of Yule Creek.
The Colorado Yule marble (a.k.a. Yule Colorado marble) comes from the Leadville Limestone of Mississippian age quarried near the mountain. It was formed by contact metamorphism in the Tertiary period following the intrusion and uplift of nearby granitic Treasure Mountain dome.
Yule marble was used in the building of the Lincoln Memorial. The Yule marble quarry is at an elevation of 9,300 ft (2,800 m) on the west side of Treasure Mountain along Yule Creek. The quality and durability of the Yule marble was questioned prior to the building of the Lincoln Memorial as was the recently opened quarry's ability to provide the quantity and size required for construction.
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