| Longs Peak | |
|---|---|
 Longs Peak seen from the east at sunrise. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14255.9 ft (4345.22 m)[1] NAPGD2022 |
| Prominence | 2940 ft (896 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 43.6 mi (70.2 km)[2] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 40°15′18″N 105°36′54″W / 40.2550135°N 105.6151153°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Longs Peak | |
| Location | High point of Rocky Mountain National Park and Boulder County, Colorado, U.S.[2] |
| Parent range | Front Range, Highest summit of the Twin Peaks Massif[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Longs Peak, Colorado[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1868 by John Wesley Powell and party |
| Easiest route | Keyhole: Scramble, class 3[5] |
Longs Peak is a mountain in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,256-foot (4345.22 m) fourteener is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 9.6 miles (15.5 km) southwest by south (bearing 209°) of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States. Longs Peak is the northernmost fourteener in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and the highest point in Boulder County and Rocky Mountain National Park. The mountain was named in honor of explorer Stephen Harriman Long and is featured on the Colorado state quarter.[3][2][4][a][6][7]
- ^ 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 e "Longs Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ a b "LONGS PEAK". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ^ a b "Longs Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ^ "Longs Peak Routes". 14ers.com.
- ^ 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. 98. ISBN 978-0-89997-713-3.
- ^ "Colorado Places: Their Native American Names". Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies (CNAIS). 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
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