| Mount Yale | |
|---|---|
 Yale as seen from the Horn Fork Basin | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14197.0 ft (4327.24 m)[1] NAPGD2022 |
| Prominence | 1896 ft (578 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 5.55 mi (8.93 km)[2] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 38°50′39″N 106°18′50″W / 38.844207°N 106.3138048°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Yale | |
| Location | Chaffee County, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
| Parent range | Sawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Yale, Colorado[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 18, 1869 by William Brewer, William Davis, Robert Moore, S. Sharpless, Josiah Whitney |
| Easiest route | Southwest Slopes: Hike, class 2[5] |
Mount Yale is a high and prominent mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,197-foot (4327.24 m) fourteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 9.4 miles (15.2 km) west by north (bearing 276°) of Buena Vista, Colorado. The mountain was named in honor of Elihu Yale, the primary benefactor of what is now Yale University.[3][2][4]
- ^ Ahlgren, Kevin; Van Westrum, Derek; Shaw, Brian (April 2024). "Moving mountains: reevaluating the elevations of Colorado mountain summits using modern geodetic techniques". Journal of Geodesy. 98 29. doi:10.1007/s00190-024-01831-8.
- ^ a b c d "Mount Yale, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ a b c "YALE". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 27, 2014. Note: The summit of Mount Yale is +0.61 m (+2.0 ft) higher than NGS station YALE.
- ^ a b "Mount Yale". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ "Mt. Yale Routes". 14ers.com.
