# Mount Princeton

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Mountain in Colorado, United States

Mount Princeton Mt. Princeton from near Buena Vista Highest point Elevation 14200.1 ft (4328.21 m)[1] NAPGD2022 Prominence 2177 ft (664 m)[2] Isolation 5.19 mi (8.36 km)[2] Listing North America highest peaks 46th US highest major peaks 32nd Colorado highest major peaks 15th Colorado fourteeners 18th Coordinates 38°44′57″N 106°14′33″W / 38.7492079°N 106.2424367°W / 38.7492079; -106.2424367[3] Geography Mount Princeton Colorado Location Chaffee County, Colorado, U.S.[4] Parent range Sawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks[2] Topo map(s) USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Antero, Colorado[3] Climbing Easiest route East Slopes: Hike, class 2[5]

**Mount Princeton** is a [high](/source/Elevation) and [prominent](/source/Topographic_prominence) [mountain](/source/Mountain) [summit](/source/Summit) of the [Collegiate Peaks](/source/Collegiate_Peaks) in the [Sawatch Range](/source/Sawatch_Range) of the [Rocky Mountains](/source/Rocky_Mountains) of North America. The 14,200.1 feet (4,328 m) [fourteener](/source/Fourteener) is located in [San Isabel National Forest](/source/San_Isabel_National_Forest), 7.8 miles (12.6 km) southwest ([bearing](/source/Absolute_bearing) 225°) of the [Town of Buena Vista](/source/Buena_Vista%2C_Colorado) in [Chaffee County](/source/Chaffee_County%2C_Colorado), [Colorado](/source/Colorado), United States. The mountain was named in honor of [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University).[3][2][4]

## Mountain

While not one of the highest peaks of the Sawatch Range, Mount Princeton is one of the most dramatic, abruptly rising nearly 7,000 ft (2,134 m) above the [Arkansas River](/source/Arkansas_River) valley in only 6 miles.[6]

### Climbing

The first recorded ascent was on July 17, 1877, at 12:30 pm by [William Libbey](/source/William_Libbey) of [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University).[7] It is likely that various miners had climbed the peak earlier.[8] The name *Mount Princeton* was in use as early as 1873, and the peak was most likely named by [Henry Gannett](/source/Henry_Gannett), a Harvard graduate and chief topographer in a government survey led by [George M. Wheeler](/source/George_Wheeler_(explorer)).[8][9]

The standard route to the top is rated class 2.[10]

## Climate

Climate data for Mount Princeton 38.7491 N, 106.2407 W, Elevation: 13,684 ft (4,171 m) (1991–2020 normals) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 22.2 (−5.4) 21.6 (−5.8) 26.4 (−3.1) 31.4 (−0.3) 40.3 (4.6) 52.1 (11.2) 57.3 (14.1) 55.3 (12.9) 49.2 (9.6) 39.1 (3.9) 28.7 (−1.8) 22.5 (−5.3) 37.2 (2.9) Daily mean °F (°C) 10.3 (−12.1) 9.5 (−12.5) 13.8 (−10.1) 18.5 (−7.5) 27.2 (−2.7) 37.8 (3.2) 43.2 (6.2) 41.8 (5.4) 35.8 (2.1) 26.4 (−3.1) 17.4 (−8.1) 11.0 (−11.7) 24.4 (−4.2) Mean daily minimum °F (°C) −1.5 (−18.6) −2.7 (−19.3) 1.2 (−17.1) 5.5 (−14.7) 14.1 (−9.9) 23.4 (−4.8) 29.0 (−1.7) 28.3 (−2.1) 22.4 (−5.3) 13.7 (−10.2) 6.0 (−14.4) −0.5 (−18.1) 11.6 (−11.4) Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.95 (100) 3.98 (101) 3.44 (87) 3.98 (101) 2.44 (62) 1.20 (30) 2.82 (72) 3.24 (82) 2.23 (57) 2.43 (62) 3.30 (84) 3.04 (77) 36.05 (915) Source: PRISM Climate Group[11]

## Historical names

- Chalk Peak

- **Mount Princeton** – 1906 [4]

- Princeton Mountain

## See also

- [List of mountain peaks of North America](/source/List_of_mountain_peaks_of_North_America) - [List of mountain peaks of the United States](/source/List_of_mountain_peaks_of_the_United_States) - [List of mountain peaks of Colorado](/source/List_of_mountain_peaks_of_Colorado) - [List of Colorado fourteeners](/source/List_of_Colorado_fourteeners)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Ahlgren, Kevin; Van Westrum, Derek; Shaw, Brian (April 2024). ["Moving mountains: reevaluating the elevations of Colorado mountain summits using modern geodetic techniques"](https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00190-024-01831-8). *Journal of Geodesy*. **98** 29. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1007/s00190-024-01831-8](https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00190-024-01831-8).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PB_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PB_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-PB_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-PB_2-3) ["Mount Princeton, Colorado"](http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=5757). Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 5, 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NGS_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NGS_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-NGS_3-2) ["PRINCETON"](https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=JL0886). *NGS Data Sheet*. [National Geodetic Survey](/source/U.S._National_Geodetic_Survey), [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](/source/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration), [United States Department of Commerce](/source/United_States_Department_of_Commerce). Retrieved January 5, 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-GNIS_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-GNIS_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-GNIS_4-2) ["Mount Princeton"](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/189458). *[Geographic Names Information System](/source/Geographic_Names_Information_System)*. [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey), [United States Department of the Interior](/source/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior). Retrieved October 29, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Mt. Princeton Routes"](https://www.14ers.com/routelist.php?peakid=10020). 14ers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-summitpost_6-0)** [Mount Princeton on Summitpost](http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150373/mount-princeton.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PAW_7-0)** [Merritt, J. I. (1997) "The Once and Future Mountain" *Princeton Alumni Weekly* Princeton University](http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_old/PAW97-98/02-1008/1008feat1.html)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PAW2_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PAW2_8-1) ["William Libbey and the 1877 Expedition" *Princeton Alumni Weekly* Princeton University](http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_old/PAW97-98/02-1008/1008feat1.html#libbey)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Borneman, Walter R. and Lampert, Lyndon J. (1994) *A Climbing Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners* (3rd ed.) Pruett, Boulder, Colorado, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-87108-850-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-87108-850-9)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Mount Princeton | Routes"](https://www.14ers.com/routelist.php?peakid=10020). *14ers.com*. Retrieved November 2, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University"](http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/). PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 10, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking *Coordinates* (under *Location*); copy *Latitude* and *Longitude figures* from top of table; click *Zoom to location*; click *Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp*; click *30-year normals, 1991-2020*; click *800m*; click *Retrieve Time Series* button.

## External links

- [Mt. Princeton on 14ers.com](https://www.14ers.com/php14ers/14er.php?peakid=10020)

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