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Mount Lincoln

Mount Lincoln, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Lincoln rises to 4,357 m in Colorado. Quandary Peak stands 4,350 m to the north, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Cameron, a peak 0.5 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 3.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Lincoln is the eighth-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,291-foot (4355.79 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.

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Wikidata Q502645, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4356.5 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.35145, -106.11148

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 36
Attractions: 34
  • Bowling Ball Hill: 1.1 mi
  • V-Notch: 1.4 mi
  • Flopper: 1.5 mi
  • Magnolia Mill: 1.5 mi
  • Top of the Rockies Zip Line: 5.8 mi
Parks: 32
  • Alma Town Park & Disc Golf Course: 5.2 mi
  • White Cloud Public Access: 8.5 mi
  • Mineshaft Maze: 9.2 mi
  • High Line Railroad Park: 9.3 mi
  • Alpine Garden: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 26
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 24
  • Alma's Historic Ladies Aid Hall: 5.2 mi
  • Alma Fire House & Mining Museum: 5.3 mi
  • Breckenridge Sawmill Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Breckenridge History Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Barney Ford House Museum: 9.6 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Picnic sites: 7
  • Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Hand Cart Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Emerald Lake: 20.9 mi
  • Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Continental Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Willow Creek Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Willow Creek falls: 19.3 mi
  • East Vail Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Booth Falls: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Sweet Beach Cove: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Mount Lincoln. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quandary PeakN 5°4,349.9 m3.2 mi
Mount CameronSW 228°4,335 m0.5 mi
Mount BrossS 169°4,321.6 m1.1 mi
Mount DemocratWSW 242°4,314.5 m1.7 mi
Gemini PeakSSW 201°4,243 m8.6 mi
Fletcher MountainNNW 345°4,239 m3.7 mi
Pacific PeakN 353°4,227 m5.0 mi
Traver PeakWNW 284°4,223 m2.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3919:5520:35
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2216:0316:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151622283748535245342315
Precip in2.32.12.42.92.01.12.42.51.81.72.02.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Climax, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358914747

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