Mount Richthofen

Mount Richthofen
Mount Richthofen, the high mountain in the center, as seen from Diamond Peaks to the north.
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; -105.8950133[3]
Naming
Etymology	Ferdinand von Richthofen
Geography
Mount Richthofen Colorado
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]