Mount Lindsey
Mount Lindsey is a high mountain summit on the Sierra Blanca Massif in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,048-foot (4,282 m) fourteener is located in the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant, 10.8 miles (17.4 km) north (bearing 358°) of the community of Fort Garland in Costilla County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3]
| Mount Lindsey | |
|---|---|
Mt. Lindsey as seen from U.S. Route 160. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,048 ft (4,282 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 1,542 ft (470 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 2.26 mi (3.64 km)[2] |
| Listing | Colorado Fourteener 43rd |
| Coordinates | 37°35′05″N 105°26′27″W / 37.5847273°N 105.4408433°W[3] |
| Geography | |
Mount Lindsey Colorado | |
| Location | Costilla County, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
| Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif[2] |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Blanca Peak, Colorado[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Northwest Gully: Scramble, class 3[4] |
Mountain edit
The summit and most of the southern flank of the mountain are privately held. After an injured cyclist won a verdict against the Air Force Academy for $7.3 Million,[5] the owners closed the summit to public access.[6] The owners have promised to reopen the summit once the Colorado Legislature closes the gap in the Colorado Recreational Use Statute that permits landowner liability when the landowner fails to warn about known dangers.[7] In 1954, the name was changed to honor Malcolm Lindsey, a beloved chaperone for the Juniors of the Colorado Mountain Club in the 1940s.[8] Previously the mountain had been known as Old Baldy.
Historical names edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b The elevation of Mount Lindsey includes an adjustment of +1.691 m (+5.55 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e "Mount Lindsey, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mount Lindsey". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ "Mt. Lindsey Routes". 14ers.com.
- ^ Roberts, Michael. "Horrific Air Force Academy Bike Crash Nets $7.3M Verdict a Decade Later". Westword. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ https://thenextsummit.org/mount-lindsey-closure-action-alert/
- ^ https://thenextsummit.org/mount-lindsey-closure-action-alert/
- ^ https://spanishpeakscountry.com/mt-lindsey/
External links edit
- "Mount Lindsey". 14ers.com.