Mount Democrat

Mount Democrat

Mount Democrat as seen from Mount Bross
Highest point
Elevation 14,155 ft (4,314 m) [1][2]
Prominence 768 ft (234 m) [3]
Isolation 1.27 mi (2.04 km) [3]
Parent peak Mount Cameron
Listing Colorado Fourteener 28th
Coordinates 39°20′23″N 106°08′24″W / 39.3396098°N 106.1400401°W / 39.3396098; -106.1400401Coordinates: 39°20′23″N 106°08′24″W / 39.3396098°N 106.1400401°W / 39.3396098; -106.1400401 [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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "MT DEMOCRAT ET". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  2. 1 2 The elevation of Mount Democrat includes an adjustment of +2.086 m (+6.84 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Democrat, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mount Democrat". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  5. ↑ Louis W. Dawson II (1994). Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Volume 1. Blue Clover Press. ISBN 0-9628867-1-8.


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