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Longs Peak

Longs Peak
Photo: Photo by Scott Bauer., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mountain stats

StateColorado
Elevation14,255 ft (4,345 m)
RangeFront Range
Protected areaRocky Mountain National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness

Source: Wikidata Q1317383 (elevation, prominence, range, protected area, first ascent).

About Longs Peak

Longs Peak is a mountain in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,256-foot (4345.22 m) fourteener is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 9.6 miles (15.5 km) southwest by south of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States. Longs Peak is the northernmost fourteener in the Rocky Mountains and the highest point in Boulder County and Rocky Mountain National Park. The mountain was named in honor of explorer Stephen Harriman Long and is featured on the Colorado state quarter.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Peak lists

Sources: Category:Fourteeners of Colorado

Other well-known peaks nearby

Straight-line distance between Wikidata summit coordinates.

Sources

Wikidata Q1317383; Wikipedia; Wikimedia Commons; state from U.S. Census Bureau 2023 cartographic boundaries. Always check current conditions and land-manager rules before you go.