Mount Democrat
Mount Democrat is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,155-foot (4,314 m) fourteener is located 5.4 miles (8.7 km) northwest (bearing 313°) of the Town of Alma, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Lake County from Pike National Forest and Park County.[1][2][3][4]
| Mount Democrat | |
|---|---|
 Mount Democrat as seen from Mount Bross | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,155 ft (4,314 m) [1][2] |
| Prominence | 768 ft (234 m) [3] |
| Parent peak | Mount Cameron |
| Isolation | 1.27 mi (2.04 km) [3] |
| Listing | Colorado Fourteener 28th |
| Coordinates | 39°20′23″N 106°08′24″W [1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Democrat | |
| Location | Lake and Park counties, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
| Parent range | Mosquito Range[3] |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Climax, Colorado[1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Mountain
Mount Democrat is often climbed together with Mount Lincoln and nearby Mount Bross.[5] For more information on this group of peaks, including access issues, see Mount Lincoln.
Historical names
- Republic Mountain
- Mount Buckskin
- Mount Democrat [4]
References
- "MT DEMOCRAT ET". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- The elevation of Mount Democrat includes an adjustment of +2.086 m (+6.84 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- "Mount Democrat, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- "Mount Democrat". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- Louis W. Dawson II (1994). Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Volume 1. Blue Clover Press. ISBN 0-9628867-1-8.
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