Mount Lincoln (Colorado)

Mount Lincoln
View of Mt Lincoln from Colorado State Highway 9
Highest point
Elevation14290.6 ft (4355.79 m)[1]
NAPGD2022
Prominence3862 ft (1177 m)[2]
Isolation22.5 mi (36.2 km)[2]
Listing
Coordinates39°21′05″N 106°06′42″W / 39.3514512°N 106.1115668°W / 39.3514512; -106.1115668[3]
Naming
EtymologyAbraham Lincoln
Geography
Mount Lincoln is located in Colorado
Mount Lincoln
Mount Lincoln
Colorado
LocationHigh point of Park County, Colorado, United States[2]
Parent rangeHighest summit of the
Mosquito Range[2]
Topo map(s)USGS 7.5' topographic map
Alma, Colorado[4]
Climbing
Easiest routeWest Ridge: Hike, class 2[5]

Mount Lincoln is the eighth-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,291-foot (4355.79 m) fourteener is the highest summit of the Mosquito Range and the eleventh-highest summit in the contiguous United States. Mount Lincoln is located in Pike National Forest, 5.2 miles (8.3 km) north-northwest (bearing 332°) of the Town of Alma in Park County, Colorado, United States. The summit of Mount Lincoln is the highest point in Park County and the entire drainage basin of the Missouri River. The mountain was named in honor of Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.[3][2][4]

  1. ^ 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. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c d e "Mount Lincoln, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "MT LINCOLN". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Lincoln". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "Mt. Lincoln Routes". 14ers.com.