Engelmann Peak

Engelmann Peak

Engelmann Peak viewed from Berthoud Pass
Highest point
Elevation 13,368 ft (4,075 m) [1][2]
Prominence 542 ft (165 m) [2]
Isolation 1.74 mi (2.80 km) [2]
Parent peak Bard Peak
Coordinates 39°44′44″N 105°48′02″W / 39.7455426°N 105.8005636°W / 39.7455426; -105.8005636Coordinates: 39°44′44″N 105°48′02″W / 39.7455426°N 105.8005636°W / 39.7455426; -105.8005636 [3]
Geography
Engelmann Peak

Colorado

Location Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent range Front Range[2]
Topo map USGS 7.5' topographic map
Grays Peak, Colorado[3]

Engelmann Peak is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,368-foot (4,075 m) thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 6.3 miles (10.2 km) west by south (bearing 261°) of the Town of Empire in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3] The mountain was named in honor of the botanist George Engelmann.[4]

Historical names

See also

References

  1. 1 2 The elevation of Engelmann Peak includes an adjustment of +1.745 m (+5.73 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Engelmann Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Engelmann Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ White, Charles A. Memoir of George Engelmann. 1896. National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) Biographical Memoirs. volume 4. pages 1-22. see p. 19


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