Mount Richthofen
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 Mount Richthofen
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| Listing | Colorado prominent summits Colorado range high points |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Continental Divide between Rocky Mountain National Park in Grand County and Jackson County, Colorado, United States[1] |
| Parent range | Highest summit of the Never Summer Mountains[3] |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Richthofen, Colorado[1] |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | 20-25 myo |
| Mountain type | Andesite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | William S. Cooper 1908 |
| Easiest route | class 3 scramble |
Mount Richthofen is the highest summit of the Never Summer Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 12,945-foot (3,946 m) peak is located 5.6 miles (9.0 km) northwest by west (bearing 308°) of Milner Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness in Rocky Mountain National Park and Grand County from Routt National Forest and Jackson County.[2][3][1] The mountain was named in honor of pioneering German geologist Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen, apparently by Clarence King's 1870 survey team.[4]
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Mountain
The mountain is a steep Class 3 climb. Needles and Grenadiers explorerer William S. Cooper climbed Mount Richthofen by himself in 1908 in what is presumed to be the first ascent. No sign of previous climbers were present at that time.[5]
See also
- List of Colorado mountain ranges
- List of Colorado mountain summits
- List of Colorado county high points
References
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