Mount Meeker

Mount Meeker
Western side of Mount Meeker (left), with Longs Peak immediately to the right.
Elevation	13,911 ft (4,240 m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence	431 ft (131 m) [1]
Location
Location	Rocky Mountain National Park, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Range	Front Range
Coordinates	40°14′55″N 105°36′18″W / 40.2485958°N 105.6050027°W / 40.2485958; -105.6050027Coordinates: 40°14′55″N 105°36′18″W / 40.2485958°N 105.6050027°W / 40.2485958; -105.6050027[2]
Topo map	Allenspark, CO

Mount Meeker is a high mountain peak in northern Colorado, located in the southern part of Rocky Mountain National Park. The elevation is 13,911 feet (4,240 m). It is the second highest mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park. The peak is a prominent figure along the northern Front Range of Colorado. The peak is easily visible from the Denver area, especially in the northern suburbs of Broomfield, Longmont, and Loveland. Due to its location in relation to Longs Peak, Mount Meeker is actually more prominent along the Front Range. The peak is considered harder, technically, than Longs Peak.

See also

• Front Range
• Mountain peaks of Colorado
• Mountain peaks of North America
• Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
• Mountain peaks of the United States
• Mountain ranges of Colorado
• Southern Rocky Mountains
• Thirteener

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mount Meeker, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=5644. 
2. ^ "Mount Meeker". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:178233. 

External links

• USGS TopoQuest topographic map