Mount Emmons is a mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains in north-central Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. Description The peak is located within the Gunnison National Forest, west-northwest (bearing 288°) of the Town of Crested Butte. The mountain was named in honor of geologist Samuel Franklin Emmons (as was another peak in Utah). Historical names Mount Emmons Red Lady See also List of Colorado mountain ranges List of Colorado mountain summits List of Colorado fourteeners List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits List of the most prominent summits of Colorado List of Colorado county high points Mount Emmons (Utah) References External links Mountains of Colorado Mountains of Gunnison County, Colorado Gunnison National Forest North American 3000 m summits