Mount Lincoln (Colorado)
| Mount Lincoln | ||
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 Mount Lincoln seen from the summit of Mount Cameron |
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| height | 4354 m | |
| location | Colorado , USA | |
| Mountains | Mosquito Range , Rocky Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 39 ° 21 '5 " N , 106 ° 6' 39" W | |
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| rock | limestone | |
| particularities | Mining | |
 Mount Lincoln from the south (Mount Bross). On the right you can see the paths to the Russia Mine , which is just below the summit |
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At 4,354 m, Mount Lincoln is the highest peak in the Mosquito Range in the US state of Colorado . The mountain is named after the former US President Abraham Lincoln .
Location and surroundings
Mount Lincoln is in Park County and is the highest point in the district.
It forms the end of a mountain ridge that stretches from the 4312 m high Mount Democrat in a north-easterly direction over the 4339 m high Mount Cameron . Another neighboring mountain is the 4,320 m high Mount Bross at the end of a ridge branching off from Mount Cameron in a south-easterly direction.
The closest town is Alma (Colorado), about nine kilometers south-southeast . To the east, at the foot of the mountain, is the Montgomery Reserve .
Mining
Mount Lincoln is made of limestone. In 1871, large silver deposits were discovered here, which were particularly intensively mined until 1892. Lead can also be found here. However, the mountain is still owned by mining companies today. The highest mine, the Russia Mine , is located at over 4100 m altitude southeast of the summit.
Paths to the summit
The most common starting point is Kite Lake , a mountain lake southeast of Mount Democrat, where there is also a campsite. From there a marked hiking trail leads to the saddle between Mount Democrat and Mount Cameron and from there over the ridge and the summit of Mount Cameron to Mount Lincoln. An alternative ascent leads through the valley of Quartzville Creek in the southeast of the mountain, through the high valley Cameron Amphitheater between Mount Lincoln and Mount Bross and finally over the northeast ridge to the summit. There are other ascent opportunities from the east through the Lincoln Amphitheater and Putham Gulch valleys .
On the steep rocky slopes to the east, above the Montgomery Reserve, frozen waterfalls form in winter, which are suitable for ice climbing . There are routes with levels of difficulty WI1 to WI4.
The mountain range from Mount Lincoln to Mount Democrat is privately owned as a mining area. Access was therefore temporarily blocked from 2005 onwards. The reasons given are questions of liability, as the numerous tunnels in the area pose dangers for mountain climbers off the beaten track. The municipality of Alma then decided to rent the land and make it accessible again to mountaineers. To date, however, there are restrictions. As of 2009, Mount Lincoln is accessible on the Kite Lake Route, other ascents and leaving the trails are prohibited.
Web links
- Mount Lincoln on Summitpost.org (English)
- Mount Lincoln on Peakbagger.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Mount Lincoln on Summitpost , accessed November 29, 2009
- ^ Hal T. Morris, Fredrick S. Fisher, Daniel R. Shawe, Tommy B. Thompson: Gold-Bearing Polymetallic Veins and Replacement Deposits - Part II . In: United States Geological Survey (Ed.): Bulletin 1857F . 1990 (English, cgi.ebay.com [accessed November 29, 2009]).
- ↑ Russia Mine, Mount Lincoln on Mindat.org, accessed November 29, 2009
- ↑ Mount Lincoln Icefall, Colorado on Summitpost.org, accessed November 29, 2009
- ↑ Colorado Fourteeners Initiative ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 29, 2009
