While not one of the highest peaks of the Sawatch Range, Mount Princeton is one of the most dramatic, abruptly rising nearly 7,000 feet above the Arkansas River valley in only 6 miles.[5]
The first recorded ascent was on July 17, 1877, at 12:30 pm by William Libbey of Princeton University.[6] It is likely that various miners had climbed the peak earlier.[7] The name Mount Princeton was in use as early as 1873, and the peak was most likely named by Henry Gannett, a Harvard graduate and chief topographer in a government survey led by George M. Wheeler.[7][8]
mount, princeton, high, prominent, mountain, summit, collegiate, peaks, sawatch, range, rocky, mountains, north, america, feet, fourteener, located, isabel, national, forest, miles, southwest, bearing, town, buena, vista, chaffee, county, colorado, united, sta. Mount Princeton is a high and prominent mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America The 14 204 feet 4 329 m fourteener is located in San Isabel National Forest 7 8 miles 12 6 km southwest bearing 225 of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County Colorado United States The mountain was named in honor of Princeton University 1 2 3 Mount PrincetonMt Princeton from near Buena VistaHighest pointElevation14 204 ft 4327 25 m 1 NAVD88Prominence2177 ft 664 m 2 Isolation5 19 mi 8 36 km 2 ListingNorth America highest peaks 46thUS highest major peaks 32ndColorado highest major peaks 15thColorado fourteeners 18thCoordinates38 44 57 N 106 14 33 W 38 7492079 N 106 2424367 W 38 7492079 106 2424367 Coordinates 38 44 57 N 106 14 33 W 38 7492079 N 106 2424367 W 38 7492079 106 2424367 1 GeographyMount PrincetonColoradoLocationChaffee County Colorado U S 3 Parent rangeSawatch Range Collegiate Peaks 2 Topo mapUSGS 7 5 topographic mapMount Antero Colorado 1 ClimbingEasiest routeEast Slopes Hike class 2 4 Contents 1 Mountain 2 Historical names 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksMountain EditWhile not one of the highest peaks of the Sawatch Range Mount Princeton is one of the most dramatic abruptly rising nearly 7 000 feet above the Arkansas River valley in only 6 miles 5 The first recorded ascent was on July 17 1877 at 12 30 pm by William Libbey of Princeton University 6 It is likely that various miners had climbed the peak earlier 7 The name Mount Princeton was in use as early as 1873 and the peak was most likely named by Henry Gannett a Harvard graduate and chief topographer in a government survey led by George M Wheeler 7 8 Historical names EditChalk Peak Mount Princeton 1906 3 Princeton MountainSee also EditList of mountain peaks of North America List of mountain peaks of the United States List of mountain peaks of Colorado List of Colorado fourteenersReferences Edit a b c d PRINCETON NGS Data Sheet National Geodetic Survey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration United States Department of Commerce Retrieved January 5 2016 a b c d Mount Princeton Colorado Peakbagger com Retrieved January 5 2016 a b c Mount Princeton Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved October 29 2014 Mt Princeton Routes 14ers com Mount Princeton on Summitpost Merritt J I 1997 The Once and Future Mountain Princeton Alumni Weekly Princeton University a b William Libbey and the 1877 Expedition Princeton Alumni Weekly Princeton University Borneman Walter R and Lampert Lyndon J 1994 A Climbing Guide to Colorado s Fourteeners 3rd ed Pruett Boulder Colorado ISBN 0 87108 850 9External links EditMt Princeton on 14ers com Portals North America United States Colorado MountainsMount Princeton at Wikipedia s sister projects Media from Commons This Colorado state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mount Princeton amp oldid 1130964034, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
