Gazette’s Peak of the Week: Mt. Antero, Colorado

The local Gazette newspaper is featuring one of Colorado’s 54 fourteen thousand foot peaks every week.  The first peak they featured is the 14,276 foot Mt. Antero which is the 10th highest mountain in Colorado:

Mount Antero, named after a Ute Indian chief, is one of the dramatic peaks seen from U.S. Highway 285 as it follows the Arkansas River Valley from Buena Vista to Salida. It is a popular mountain for peak-baggers, ATV enthusiasts and treasure hunters.

On a ridge half a mile to the south of the summit is a pocket of rock rich in gems such as aquamarine, quartz, fluorite and topaz. At one time, an effort was made to determine if this area was worth mining. Fortunately, it was not, so we are left with a road that provides access to an elevation of 13,750 feet.  [The Gazette/Out There Colorado ]

You can read the rest of the article at the link.