Longs Peak

Photo of Longs Peak

Photo by Kelly Ellis

Details

Elevation (feet): 14258
Elevation (meters): 4346
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Range/Region: Rocky Mountains
Range/Region: Front Range
State: Colorado
Latitude: 40.2547
Longitude: -105.615
Difficulty: Scramble
Best months for climbing: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Year first climbed: 1868
First successful climber(s): John Wesley Powell and party
Nearest major airport: Denver, Colorado
Convenient Center: Estes Park, Colorado

Description

Longs Peak is the only 14,000-foot peak located within Rocky Mountain National Park, and is the most frequently climbed of Colorado's fourteeners. It towers over its surrounding peaks in the northern Front Range of the Colorado Rockies. Its most notable feature is its spectacular 1,675-foot east face, a portion of which, the sheer 1,000-foot Diamond Face, has long been respected by climbers as an extraordinary challenge.

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