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Mount Julian (Colorado)

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For other mountains by this name, see Mount Julian (disambiguation).
Mount Julian
Mount Julian viewed from Trail Ridge Road
Highest point
Elevation12,933 ft (3,942 m)[1][2]
Prominence1,220 ft (372 m)[2]
Isolation6.19 mi (9.96 km)[2]
Geography
Mount Julian is located in Colorado
Mount Julian
Mount Julian
LocationRocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent rangeFront Range[2]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Grand Lake, Colorado[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeScramble[4]

Mount Julian is a mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,933-foot (3,942 m) peak is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 12.2 miles (19.7 km) west (bearing 268°) of the Town of Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3] The mountain was named in honor of Julian Hayden, a civil engineer who lived in Estes Park.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b The elevation of Mount Julian includes an adjustment of +1.657 m (+5.44 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Mount Julian, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mount Julian". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "Mount Julian". SummitPost. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  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. 110. ISBN 978-0-89997-713-3.


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