Engelmann Peak

Engelmann Peak
Engelmann Peak

Colorado

Highest point
Elevation 13,368 ft (4,075 m)[1][2]
Prominence 542 ft (165 m)[2]
Isolation 1.74 mi (2.80 km)[2]
Parent peak Bard Peak
Coordinates 39°44′44″N 105°48′02″W / 39.7455426°N 105.8005636°W / 39.7455426; -105.8005636Coordinates: 39°44′44″N 105°48′02″W / 39.7455426°N 105.8005636°W / 39.7455426; -105.8005636[3]
Geography
Location Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent range Front Range[2]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Grays Peak, Colorado[3]

Engelmann Peak is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,368-foot (4,075 m) thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 6.3 miles (10.2 km) west by south (bearing 261°) of the Town of Empire in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3] The mountain was named in honor of the botanist George Engelmann.[4]

Historical names

See also

References

  1. 1 2 The elevation of Engelmann Peak includes an adjustment of +1.745 m (+5.73 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Engelmann Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Engelmann Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  4. White, Charles A. Memoir of George Engelmann. 1896. National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) Biographical Memoirs. volume 4. pages 1-22. see p. 19

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