Mount Lincoln (Colorado)

Mount Lincoln is the eighth highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,293-foot (4,357 m) fourteener is the highest summit of the Mosquito Range and the eleventh highest summit in the contiguous United States. Mount Lincoln is located in Pike National Forest, 5.2 miles (8.3 km) north-northwest (bearing 332°) of the Town of Alma in Park County, Colorado, United States. The summit of Mount Lincoln is the highest point in Park County and the entire drainage basin of the Missouri River. The mountain was named in honor of Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.

Climbing

Mount Lincoln is typically climbed from the east, starting at the Roberts Road Trailhead off of Colorado Highway 9. Multiple routes ascend from this trailhead, all starting along the Quartzville Creek Jeep Trail. The shortest route climbs 3,000 ft (900 m) in 3.5 mi (5.6 km), with the upper part of the route involving hiking on broken granite and shale.

Many climbers attempt to combine the summit of Lincoln with those of Bross and Democrat in one climb.

Access issues

Silver was discovered here in 1874.

Mount Lincoln, along with its neighbors Cameron, Democrat and Bross, are pockmarked with old mines, and much of the land is owned privately by mining companies. (A large mine still operates in nearby Climax.) In the summer of 2005, these landowners denied access to the peaks by hikers and climbers, fearing liability in the case of injury, and citing the particular dangers due to the presence of old mine workings. On August 1, 2006, the town of Alma signed a deal to lease the peaks for a nominal fee, to reduce the potential liability to the owners and free up the peaks for recreational access.

See also

• List of Colorado mountain ranges
• List of Colorado mountain summits
  • List of Colorado fourteeners
  • List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
  • List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
• List of Colorado county high points

References

External links

• Mount Cameron on 14ers.com
• Topographic map from USGS via Microsoft Research Maps
• Mount Lincoln on Distantpeak.com
• Mount Lincoln on Summitpost