Diamond Peak (Colorado)


Diamond Peak is a prominent mountain summit in the Green River Basin of the U.S. state of Colorado. The peak is located northwest by west of the community of Maybell in Moffat County, Colorado, United States.

Mountain

Diamond Peak was the scene of a diamond salting scheme known as the Diamond hoax of 1872. It was solved by Clarence King, the noted geologist and surveyor.
There are two other "Diamond Peaks" in Colorado, one in Routt County and the other in Jackson County.