Mount Cameron (Colorado)

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Coordinates: 39°20′47″N 106°07′08″W / 39.3463459°N 106.1189002°W / 39.3463459; -106.1189002
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Mount Cameron
West aspect
Highest point
Elevation14,238 ft (4,340 m)[1][2]
Prominence152 ft (46 m)[3]
Parent peakMount Lincoln (14,293 ft)[3]
Isolation0.54 mi (0.87 km)[3]
Coordinates39°20′47″N 106°07′08″W / 39.3463459°N 106.1189002°W / 39.3463459; -106.1189002[4]
Geography
Mount Cameron is located in Colorado
Mount Cameron
Mount Cameron
Location in Colorado
Mount Cameron is located in the United States
Mount Cameron
Mount Cameron
Mount Cameron (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State
class 2[3]

Mount Cameron is a 14,238-foot (4,340 m) mountain summit in Park County, Colorado, United States.

Description

Mount Cameron is set east of the

Topographic relief
is significant as the summit rises over 2,500 feet (762 m) above the river in one mile (1.6 km).

Etymology

The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[4] but there is no consensus as to who the landform is named after. One source claims that Simon Cameron (1799–1889) is the likely namesake.[6] Simon Cameron was the United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the American Civil War, and Mt. Cameron is approximately one-half mile southwest of line parent Mount Lincoln.

Another source claims that the mountain is named for General Robert Alexander Cameron (1828–1894), who supported the campaign of Abraham Lincoln for U.S. president and had ties to Colorado.[7]

A third source states that either of these two gentlemen could possibly be the namesake.[8]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Cameron is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[9] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter and as thunderstorms in summer, with a dry period in late spring.

See also

Gallery

  • Northeast aspect of Mt. Cameron viewed from Mt. Lincoln
    Northeast aspect of Mt. Cameron viewed from Mt. Lincoln
  • Mt. Cameron (left), Mt. Lincoln (right) viewed from Mt. Bross.
    Mt. Cameron (left), Mt. Lincoln (right) viewed from Mt. Bross.
  • West aspect viewed from a hike up Mt. Democrat
    West aspect viewed from a hike up Mt. Democrat

References

  1. ISBN 9781641608121
  2. ^ a b "Mount Cameron, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Cameron, Mount - 14,248' CO". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Cameron". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Mount Cameron, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  6. ISBN 9780700606320
    , p. 146.
  7. ISBN 9781493014361
    , p. 204.
  8. ISBN 9781493045433
    , p. 85.
  9. ISSN 1027-5606
    .

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