Mountain in Colorado, United States
Mount Julian | |
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![]() Mount Julian viewed from Trail Ridge Road | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,933 ft (3,942 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,220 ft (372 m)[2] |
Isolation | 6.19 mi (9.96 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 40°22′16″N 105°45′27″W / 40.3710954°N 105.7575082°W / 40.3710954; -105.7575082[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
Parent range | Front Range[2] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Grand Lake, Colorado[3] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scramble[4] |
Mount Julian is a mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,933-foot (3,942 m) peak is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 12.2 miles (19.7 km) west (bearing 268°) of the Town of Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3] The mountain was named in honor of Julian Hayden, a civil engineer who lived in Estes Park.[5]
See also
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- List of Colorado mountain ranges
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References
[edit]- ^ a b The elevation of Mount Julian includes an adjustment of +1.657 m (+5.44 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d e "Mount Julian, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Mount Julian". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Mount Julian". SummitPost. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ Dziezynski, James (1 August 2012). Best Summit Hikes in Colorado: An Opinionated Guide to 50+ Ascents of Classic and Little-Known Peaks from 8,144 to 14,433 Feet. Wilderness Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-89997-713-3.
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