Braddock Peak

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Braddock Peak
Braddock Peak is located in Colorado
Braddock Peak
Braddock Peak
Colorado
Highest point
Elevation11,972 ft (3,649 m)[2][1]
Coordinates40°28′48″N 105°54′46″W / 40.48°N 105.9127778°W / 40.48; -105.9127778Coordinates: 40°28′48″N 105°54′46″W / 40.48°N 105.9127778°W / 40.48; -105.9127778[1]
Geography
LocationJackson County, Colorado, U.S.[1]
Parent rangeNever Summer Mountains[1]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Richthofen, Colorado[1]

Braddock Peak is a mountain summit in the Never Summer Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,972-foot (3,649 m) peak is located in State Forest State Park, 3.0 miles (4.8 km) south-southwest (bearing 201°) of Cameron Pass in Jackson County, Colorado, United States.[2][1]

Mountain[]

Braddock Peak lies 1.3 miles (2.1 km) east-northeast of Seven Utes Mountain, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) west of Snow Lake, and 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north of the boundary of Routt National Forest and the Never Summer Wilderness.[1]

It is named for Dr. William A. Braddock (1929–2003), Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1958 to 1994. Dr. Braddock and his students geologically mapped over 750 square miles (1,900 km2) of the northern Front Range, including the summit named for him. He was the principal author of The Geologic Map of Rocky Mountain National Park. Following his retirement, Dr. Braddock taught the lay public about the geology in and around Rocky Mountain National Park.[3]

Descriptions of hiking routes in this area that predate adoption of the Braddock Peak name refer to this summit as Point 11,960.[4]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Braddock Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b The elevation of Braddock Peak includes an adjustment of +1.619 m (+5.31 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ "Quarterly Review List 397" (PDF). United States Board on Geographic Names. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  4. ^ "Mount Mahler". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-05-07.

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