Mount Richthofen

Mount Richthofen

Mount Richthofen viewed from Rocky Mountain National Park
Highest point
Elevation 12,945 ft (3,946 m) [1][2]
Prominence 2,680 ft (817 m) [2]
Isolation 9.66 mi (15.55 km) [2]
Listing Colorado prominent summits
Colorado range high points
Coordinates 40°28′10″N 105°53′42″W / 40.4694275°N 105.8950133°W / 40.4694275; -105.8950133Coordinates: 40°28′10″N 105°53′42″W / 40.4694275°N 105.8950133°W / 40.4694275; -105.8950133 [3]
Geography
Mount Richthofen
Location Continental Divide between Rocky Mountain National Park in Grand County and Jackson County, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent range Highest summit of the
Never Summer Mountains[2]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Richthofen, Colorado[3]
Geology
Age of rock 20-25 myo
Mountain type Andesite
Climbing
First ascent William S. Cooper 1908
Easiest route class 3 scramble

Mount Richthofen is the highest summit of the Never Summer Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 12,945-foot (3,946 m) peak is located 5.6 miles (9.0 km) northwest by west (bearing 308°) of Milner Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness in Rocky Mountain National Park and Grand County from Routt National Forest and Jackson County.[1][2][3] The mountain was named in honor of pioneering German geologist Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen, apparently by Clarence King's 1870 survey team.[4]

Mountain

The mountain is a steep Class 3 climb. Needles and Grenadiers explorerer William S. Cooper climbed Mount Richthofen by himself in 1908 in what is presumed to be the first ascent. No sign of previous climbers were present at that time.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 The elevation of Mount Richthofen includes an adjustment of +1.658 m (+5.44 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mount Richthofen, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Richthofen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ Dziezynski, James (1 August 2012). Best Summit Hikes in Colorado: An Opinionated Guide to 50+ Ascents of Classic and Little-Known Peaks from 8,144 to 14,433 Feet. Wilderness Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-89997-713-3.
  5. ↑ William M. Bueler (2000). Roof of the Rockies: a history of Colorado mountaineering. The Colorado Mountain Club Press. p. 94.
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