Mount Bross
Highest point
Elevation14,178 ft (4,321 m)[1][2]
Prominence312 ft (95 m)[3]
Parent peakMount Cameron[3]
Isolation0.99 mi (1.59 km)[3]
ListingColorado Fourteener 22nd
Coordinates39°20′08″N 106°06′28″W / 39.335446°N 106.1077257°W / 39.335446; -106.1077257[1]
Geography
Mount Bross is located in Colorado
Mount Bross
Mount Bross
LocationPark County, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent rangeMosquito Range[3]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Alma, Colorado[1]
Climbing
Easiest routeEast Slopes: Hike, class 1[5]

Mount Bross is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,178-foot (4,321 m) fourteener is located in Pike National Forest, 4.1 miles (6.6 km) northwest by north (bearing 327°) of the Town of Alma in Park County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3][4] Mount Bross is named in honor of William Bross, who owned property in the area.[6]

Geography

With a topographic prominence in the range of 292 to 332 feet (89 to 101 m), Mount Bross barely qualifies as an independent peak by the standard 300 foot prominence rule. It is often climbed together with Mount Lincoln and nearby Mount Democrat.[7]

In 2005, the summit of Mount Bross was closed to the public because of safety concerns related to mines and trail access through private land.[8][9][10]

"No Public Access" sign near Kite Lake.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "MT BROSS ET". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  2. ^ a b The elevation of Mount Bross includes an adjustment of +2.045 m (+6.71 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Mount Bross, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Bross". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Mt. Bross Routes". 14ers.com.
  6. ^ Name History of Mount Bross - 14ers http://www.14ers.com/php14ers/historyview.php?parmpeak=Mt.%20Bross&parmcat=Name%20History
  7. ^ Louis W. Dawson II (1994). Dawson's Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners, Volume 1. Blue Clover Press. ISBN 0-9628867-1-8.
  8. ^ "Access Update – Summer 2010". Colorado Fourteeners Initiative. Archived from the original on July 9, 2010. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  9. ^ Tillie Fong (2011-07-19). "Trails on Fourteeners may be opened". Rocky Mountain News. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  10. ^ Jim Hughes (2006-01-24). "Bill protecting fourteeners' landowners climbs in House". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2011-07-19.

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