Longs Peak

Longs Peak
Longs Peak seen from the east at sunrise.
Highest point
Elevation14,259 ft (4346 m)[1]
NAVD88
Prominence2940 ft (896 m)[2]
Isolation43.6 mi (70.2 km)[2]
Listing
Coordinates40°15′18″N 105°36′54″W / 40.2550135°N 105.6151153°W / 40.2550135; -105.6151153[1]
Geography
Longs Peak is located in Colorado
Longs Peak
Longs Peak
LocationHigh point of
Rocky Mountain National Park and Boulder County, Colorado, U.S.[2]
Parent rangeFront Range, Highest summit
of the Twin Peaks Massif[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Longs Peak, Colorado[3]
Climbing
First ascent1868 by John Wesley Powell and party
Easiest routeKeyhole: Scramble, class 3[4]

Longs Peak is a high and prominent mountain in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,259-foot (4346 m) fourteener is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 9.6 miles (15.5 km) southwest by south (bearing 209°) of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States. Longs Peak is the northernmost fourteener in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and the highest point in Boulder County and Rocky Mountain National Park. The mountain was named in honor of explorer Stephen Harriman Long and is featured on the Colorado state quarter.[1][2][3][a][5][6]

  1. ^ a b c "LONGS PEAK". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Longs Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Longs Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "Longs Peak Routes". 14ers.com.
  5. ^ 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. 98. ISBN 978-0-89997-713-3.
  6. ^ "Colorado Places: Their Native American Names". Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies (CNAIS). 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2024-01-12.


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