In November 1848, John C. Fremont hired Williams to guide his ill-fated fourth expedition through the Southern Rocky Mountains.[4] Fremont sought to find a railroad route through the Rockies along the 38th parallel north. Williams warned Fremont against following his intended route through the La Garita Mountains in winter, but Fremont proceeded with his 35 men and 150 mules. The expedition eventually became hopelessly mired in deep snow and 11 men and all but a few of the pack animals died.[5] Williams led a rescue party south towards Taos, and the survivors of the expedition eventually managed to follow.[6]
In March, Williams and Dr. Benjamin Kern returned to the La Garita Mountains in hopes of finding more survivors. On March 14, 1849, Ute warriors murdered Bill Williams and Dr. Kern in the mountains by for trespassing on Ute lands.[4]
^Mount Champion, CO (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved July 10, 2017.
^ abMeehan, James (December 2021). "Williams, William Sherley". ncpedia.org. NCPedia. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^Richmond, Patricia Joy (Summer 1987). "Trail to Disaster: John C. Frémont's Fourth Exhibition into the San Juan Mountains of Southern Colorado" (PDF). Ayer y Hoy en Taos. Taos County Historical Society. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
^"Williams, William Sherley". encyclopedia.com. The Columbia Encyclopedia. November 16, 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
williams, mountains, subrange, sawatch, range, rocky, mountains, united, states, canada, mountains, located, pitkin, county, colorado, apex, range, foot, bill, williams, peak, located, miles, east, aspen, colorado, hunter, fryingpan, wilderness, white, river, . The Williams Mountains are a subrange of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of the United States and Canada The mountains are located in Pitkin County Colorado The apex of the range is 13 389 foot 4 081 m Bill Williams Peak located 12 2 miles 19 6 km east of Aspen Colorado in the Hunter Fryingpan Wilderness of White River National Forest 3 Williams MountainsWilliams MountainsLocation in ColoradoShow map of ColoradoWilliams MountainsLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesHighest pointPeakBill Williams PeakElevation13 389 feet 4 081 m 1 Coordinates39 10 50 N 106 36 37 W 39 1806 N 106 6102 W 39 1806 106 6102 Williams Mountains 2 GeographyLocationPitkin County Colorado U S Parent rangeSawatch RangeTopo mapUSGS Mount Champion Contents 1 Etymology 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksEtymology editThe Williams Mountains are named for William Sherley Old Bill Williams 1787 1849 prominent American mountain man and frontiersman who frequented the region In November 1848 John C Fremont hired Williams to guide his ill fated fourth expedition through the Southern Rocky Mountains 4 Fremont sought to find a railroad route through the Rockies along the 38th parallel north Williams warned Fremont against following his intended route through the La Garita Mountains in winter but Fremont proceeded with his 35 men and 150 mules The expedition eventually became hopelessly mired in deep snow and 11 men and all but a few of the pack animals died 5 Williams led a rescue party south towards Taos and the survivors of the expedition eventually managed to follow 6 In March Williams and Dr Benjamin Kern returned to the La Garita Mountains in hopes of finding more survivors On March 14 1849 Ute warriors murdered Bill Williams and Dr Kern in the mountains by for trespassing on Ute lands 4 See also edit nbsp United States portal nbsp Colorado portal nbsp Mountains portal Bibliography of Colorado Geography of Colorado History of Colorado Index of Colorado related articles List of Colorado related lists List of mountain ranges of Colorado Outline of ColoradoReferences edit Williams Mountains Highpoint Colorado Peakbagger com Retrieved December 13 2023 Williams Mountains Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved December 19 2023 Mount Champion CO Map TopoQwest United States Geological Survey Maps Retrieved July 10 2017 a b Meehan James December 2021 Williams William Sherley ncpedia org NCPedia Retrieved 3 December 2023 Richmond Patricia Joy Summer 1987 Trail to Disaster John C Fremont s Fourth Exhibition into the San Juan Mountains of Southern Colorado PDF Ayer y Hoy en Taos Taos County Historical Society Retrieved December 21 2023 Williams William Sherley encyclopedia com The Columbia Encyclopedia November 16 2023 Retrieved 3 December 2023 External links editColorado at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Media from Commons nbsp News from Wikinews nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Travel information from Wikivoyage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Williams Mountains amp oldid 1222440236, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
