Mount Meeker

Mount Meeker is a high mountain summit of the Twin Peaks Massif in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,916-foot (4,242 m) thirteener is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) west by north (bearing 285°) of the community of Allenspark in Boulder County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3]

Mount Meeker
Mount Meeker seen from State Highway 7.
Highest point
Elevation13,916 ft (4,242 m) [1][2]
Prominence451 ft (137 m) [2]
Parent peakLongs Peak[2]
Isolation0.73 mi (1.17 km) [2]
Coordinates40°14′55″N 105°36′18″W [3]
Geography
Mount Meeker
LocationRocky Mountain National Park, Boulder County, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Parent rangeFront Range, Twin Peaks Massif[2]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Allenspark, Colorado[3]

Mountain

Mount Meeker is the second highest summit in Rocky Mountain National Park after its neighbor Longs Peak, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the northwest. Due to its location southeast of Longs Peak, Mount Meeker is more visually prominent along much of the northern Front Range Urban Corridor. The peak is considered more difficult to climb, technically, than Longs Peak on certain routes.

Historical names

A couple of French trappers called Longs Peak and Mount Meeker Les Deux Oreilles (French for "two ears") in 1799.[4][5] The name Mount Meeker was first suggested in 1873 when the Hayden Survey was performed. Present were William Byers, Anna Dickinson, and Ralph Meeker, the son of Nathan Meeker.[6] It was officially named Mount Meeker in 1911.[3]

  • Mount Meeker and Longs Peak
  • A view of the snow-covered Mount Meeker from Longmont
  • Aerial view of Mount Meeker and Longs Peak
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See also

References
  1. The elevation of Mount Meeker includes an adjustment of +1.659 m (+5.44 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. "Mount Meeker, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. "Mount Meeker". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  4. MacDonald, Dougald (2004). Longs Peak: The Story of Colorado's Favorite Fourteener. Big Earth Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-56579-497-9.
  5. Evans, Joseph R. (2010). Death, Despair, and Second Chances in Rocky Mountain National Park. Johnson Books. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-55566-440-4.
  6. Evans, Joseph R. (2010). Death, Despair, and Second Chances in Rocky Mountain National Park. Johnson Books. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-55566-440-4.
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