Mount Democrat
Mount Democrat | |
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![]() Mount Democrat as seen from Mount Bross | |
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 |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Mount Democrat | |
Location | Lake and Park counties, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
Range | Mosquito Range[3] |
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] |
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
- Democrat Mountain
- Mount Buckskin
- Mount Democrat [4]
See also
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado county high points
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "MT DEMOCRAT ET". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The elevation of Mount Democrat includes an adjustment of +2.086 m (+6.84 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Mount Democrat, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "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.
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