Mount Lindsey
| Mount Lindsey | |
|---|---|
 Mt. Lindsey as seen from U.S. Route 160. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,053.2 ft (4,283.4 m)[1] NAPGD2022 |
| Prominence | 1,542 ft (470 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 2.26 mi (3.64 km)[2] |
| Listing | Colorado Fourteener 43rd |
| Coordinates | 37°35′05″N 105°26′27″W / 37.5847273°N 105.4408433°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Lindsey Location within Colorado | |
| Location | Costilla County, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
| Parent range | Sangre de Cristo Range, Sierra Blanca Massif[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Blanca Peak, Colorado[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Northwest Gully: Scramble, class 3[4] |
Mount Lindsey is a high mountain summit on the Sierra Blanca Massif in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,053.2-foot (4,283 m) fourteener is located in the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant, 10.8 miles (17.4 km) north (bearing 358°) of the community of Fort Garland in Costilla County, Colorado, United States.[2][3]
Mountain
[edit]In 1954, the name was changed to honor Malcolm Lindsey, a beloved chaperone for the Juniors of the Colorado Mountain Club in the 1940s.[5] Previously the mountain had been known as Old Baldy.
Historical names
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References
[edit]- ↑ Ahlgren, Kevin; Van Westrum, Derek; Shaw, Brian (April 2024). "Moving mountains: reevaluating the elevations of Colorado mountain summits using modern geodetic techniques". Journal of Geodesy. 98 29. doi:10.1007/s00190-024-01831-8.
- 1 2 3 4 "Mount Lindsey, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mount Lindsey". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Mt. Lindsey Routes". 14ers.com.
- ↑ "Mt. Lindsey". January 9, 2024.
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- "Mount Lindsey". 14ers.com.
- www.mountlindseywaiver.com.
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