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Engelmann Peak
Engelmann Peak viewed from Berthoud Pass
Highest point
Elevation13,368 ft (4,075 m)[1][2]
Prominence542 ft (165 m)[2]
Parent peakBard Peak
Isolation1.74 mi (2.80 km)[2]
Geography
Engelmann Peak is located in Colorado
Engelmann Peak
Engelmann Peak
LocationClear Creek County, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeFront Range[2]
Topo map(s)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

  • Cowles Mountain
  • Engelmann Peak – 1912 [3]
  • Englemann Peak

See also

References

  1. ^ a b The elevation of Engelmann Peak includes an adjustment of +1.745 m (+5.73 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Engelmann Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Engelmann Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 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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