Mount Princeton | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 14,204 ft (4327.25 m)[1] NAVD88 |
Prominence | 2177 ft (664 m)[2] |
Isolation | 5.19 mi (8.36 km)[2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 38°44′57″N 106°14′33″W / 38.7492079°N 106.2424367°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Chaffee County, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
Parent range | Sawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks[2] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Antero, Colorado[1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | East Slopes: Hike, class 2[4] |
Mount Princeton is a high and prominent mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,204 feet (4,329 m) fourteener is located in San Isabel National Forest, 7.8 miles (12.6 km) southwest (bearing 225°) of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The mountain was named in honor of Princeton University.[1][2][3]