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'''Mount Princeton''' is one of the [[fourteener]]s of the US state of [[Colorado]]. It lies in the [[Collegiate Peaks]], in the central part of the [[Sawatch Range]], just west of the [[Arkansas River]]. While not one of the highest peaks of the Sawatch |
'''Mount Princeton''' is one of the [[fourteener]]s of the US state of [[Colorado]]. It lies in the [[Collegiate Peaks]], in the central part of the [[Sawatch Range]], just west of the [[Arkansas River]]. While not one of the highest peaks of the Sawatch it is one of the most dramatic, abrubtly rising over 6,500 feet from the Arkansas valley.<ref name="summitpost">[http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150373/mount-princeton.html Mount Princeton on Summitpost]</ref> |
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Mount Princeton is located within the [[San Isabel National Forest]]. The first recorded ascent was on July 17, 1877, at 12:30 pm by [[William Libbey]] of [[Princeton University]].<ref name="PAW">[http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_old/PAW97-98/02-1008/1008feat1.html Merritt, J. I. (1997) "The Once and Future Mountain" ''Princeton Alumni Weekly'' Princeton University]</ref> It is likely that various miners had climbed the peak earlier.<ref name="PAW2">[http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_old/PAW97-98/02-1008/1008feat1.html#libbey "William Libbey and the 1877 Expedition" ''Princeton Alumni Weekly'' Princeton University]</ref> 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 Wheeler|George M. Wheeler]].<ref name="PAW2"/><ref>Borneman, Walter R. and Lampert, Lyndon J. (1994) ''A Climbing Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners'' (3rd ed.) Pruett, Boulder, Colorado, ISBN 0-87108-850-9</ref> |
Mount Princeton is located within the [[San Isabel National Forest]]. The first recorded ascent was on July 17, 1877, at 12:30 pm by [[William Libbey]] of [[Princeton University]].<ref name="PAW">[http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_old/PAW97-98/02-1008/1008feat1.html Merritt, J. I. (1997) "The Once and Future Mountain" ''Princeton Alumni Weekly'' Princeton University]</ref> It is likely that various miners had climbed the peak earlier.<ref name="PAW2">[http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_old/PAW97-98/02-1008/1008feat1.html#libbey "William Libbey and the 1877 Expedition" ''Princeton Alumni Weekly'' Princeton University]</ref> 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 Wheeler|George M. Wheeler]].<ref name="PAW2"/><ref>Borneman, Walter R. and Lampert, Lyndon J. (1994) ''A Climbing Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners'' (3rd ed.) Pruett, Boulder, Colorado, ISBN 0-87108-850-9</ref> |
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| Mount Princeton | |
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 Mt. Princeton, July 2009 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,204 ft (4,329 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 2,157 ft (657 m)[2] |
| Listing | Colorado Fourteener |
| Geography | |
  Mount Princeton Colorado | |
| Location | Chaffee County, Colorado, USA |
| Parent range | Sawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Antero |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Princeton is one of the fourteeners of the US state of Colorado. It lies in the Collegiate Peaks, in the central part of the Sawatch Range, just west of the Arkansas River. While not one of the highest peaks of the Sawatch it is one of the most dramatic, abrubtly rising over 6,500 feet from the Arkansas valley.[3]
Mount Princeton is located within the San Isabel National Forest. The first recorded ascent was on July 17, 1877, at 12:30 pm by William Libbey of Princeton University.[4] It is likely that various miners had climbed the peak earlier.[5] 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.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Princeton". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ "Mount Princeton, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ 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 0-87108-850-9
