Mount Alice (Colorado)
Mount Alice is a high mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,315-foot (4,058 m) thirteener is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 12.0 miles (19.3 km) southwest by south (bearing 217°) of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States, immediately east of the Continental Divide between Boulder and Grand counties.[1][2][3] Just who the namesake Alice was is unclear, but according to one source she was likely a "woman of ill repute".[4]
| Mount Alice | |
|---|---|
  Mount Alice | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,315 ft (4,058 m) [1][2] |
| Prominence | 850 ft (259 m) [2] |
| Isolation | 1.37 mi (2.20 km) [2] |
| Coordinates | 40°14′21″N 105°39′48″W [3] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Rocky Mountain National Park adjacent to Continental Divide between Boulder and Grand counties, Colorado, U.S.[3] |
| Parent range | Front Range[2] |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Isolation Peak, Colorado[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Class 3 scramble |
Climbing
The standard routes to the summit can be climbed in a long day out of Wild Basin. Most climbers ascent via Hourglass Ridge above Lion lakes or else via Boulder Grand Pass above Thunder Lake. Both are class 3 routes and do not require any technical moves.[5]
Historical names
- Mount Alice – 1911 [3]
- Sioux Mountain
See also
References
- The elevation of Mount Alice includes an adjustment of +1.659 m (+5.44 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- "Mount Alice, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- "Mount Alice". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- Dziezynski, James (1 August 2012). Best Summit Hikes in Colorado: An Opinionated Guide to 50+ Ascents of Classic and Little-Known Peaks from 8,144 to 14,433 Feet. Wilderness Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-89997-713-3.
- "Mount Alice". SummitPost. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
