Mount Democrat
Mount Democrat | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 14,155 ft (4,314 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 768 ft (234 m)[3] |
Parent peak | |
Isolation | 1.27 mi (2.04 km)[3] |
Listing | Colorado Fourteener 28th |
Coordinates | 39°20′23″N 106°08′24″W / 39.3396098°N 106.1400401°WCoordinates: 39°20′23″N 106°08′24″W / 39.3396098°N 106.1400401°W[1] |
Geography | |
Mount Democrat Colorado | |
Location | Lake and Park counties, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
Parent range | Mosquito Range[3] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Climax, Colorado[1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Democrat is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,155-foot (4,314 m) fourteener is located 5.4 miles (8.7 km) northwest (bearing 313°) of the Town of Alma, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Lake County from Pike National Forest and Park County.[1][2][3][4]
Mountain[]
Mount Democrat is often climbed together with Mount Lincoln and nearby Mount Bross.[5] For more information on this group of peaks, including access issues, see Mount Lincoln.
Historical names[]
- Republic Mountain
- Mount Buckskin
- Mount Democrat [4]
See also[]
- List of mountain peaks of Colorado
- List of Colorado fourteeners
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "MT DEMOCRAT ET". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b The elevation of Mount Democrat includes an adjustment of +2.086 m (+6.84 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Mount Democrat, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Mount Democrat". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ Louis W. Dawson II (1994). Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Volume 1. Blue Clover Press. ISBN 0-9628867-1-8.
External links[]
Categories:
- Mountains of Colorado
- Mountains of Lake County, Colorado
- Mountains of Park County, Colorado
- Pike National Forest
- San Isabel National Forest
- Fourteeners of Colorado
- North American 4000 m summits
- Colorado geography stubs