Mount Princeton

While not one of the highest peaks of the Sawatch Range, Mount Princeton is one of the most dramatic, abruptly rising nearly {{convert|7000|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} above the Arkansas River valley in only 6 miles.[http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150373/mount-princeton.html Mount Princeton on Summitpost]

The first recorded ascent was on July 17, 1877, at 12:30 pm by William Libbey of Princeton University.[http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_old/PAW97-98/02-1008/1008feat1.html Merritt, J. I. (1997) "The Once and Future Mountain" Princeton Alumni Weekly Princeton University] It is likely that various miners had climbed the peak earlier.[http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_old/PAW97-98/02-1008/1008feat1.html#libbey "William Libbey and the 1877 Expedition" Princeton Alumni Weekly Princeton University] The name Mount Princeton was in use as early as 1873, and the peak was most likely named by Henry Gannett, a Harvard graduate and chief topographer in a government survey led by George M. Wheeler.Borneman, Walter R. and Lampert, Lyndon J. (1994) A Climbing Guide to Colorado's Fourteeners (3rd ed.) Pruett, Boulder, Colorado, {{ISBN|0-87108-850-9}}

The standard route to the top is rated class 2.{{Cite web |title=Mount Princeton {{!}} Routes |url=https://www.14ers.com/routelist.php?peakid=10020 |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=14ers.com |language=en}}

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|location = Mount Princeton 38.7491 N, 106.2407 W, Elevation: {{cvt|13684|ft}} (1991–2020 normals)

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|Jan high F = 22.2

|Feb high F = 21.6

|Mar high F = 26.4

|Apr high F = 31.4

|May high F = 40.3

|Jun high F = 52.1

|Jul high F = 57.3

|Aug high F = 55.3

|Sep high F = 49.2

|Oct high F = 39.1

|Nov high F = 28.7

|Dec high F = 22.5

|Jan mean F = 10.3

|Feb mean F = 9.5

|Mar mean F = 13.8

|Apr mean F = 18.5

|May mean F = 27.2

|Jun mean F = 37.8

|Jul mean F = 43.2

|Aug mean F = 41.8

|Sep mean F = 35.8

|Oct mean F = 26.4

|Nov mean F = 17.4

|Dec mean F = 11.0

|Jan low F = -1.5

|Feb low F = -2.7

|Mar low F = 1.2

|Apr low F = 5.5

|May low F = 14.1

|Jun low F = 23.4

|Jul low F = 29.0

|Aug low F = 28.3

|Sep low F = 22.4

|Oct low F = 13.7

|Nov low F = 6.0

|Dec low F = -0.5

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 3.95

|Feb precipitation inch = 3.98

|Mar precipitation inch = 3.44

|Apr precipitation inch = 3.98

|May precipitation inch = 2.44

|Jun precipitation inch = 1.20

|Jul precipitation inch = 2.82

|Aug precipitation inch = 3.24

|Sep precipitation inch = 2.23

|Oct precipitation inch = 2.43

|Nov precipitation inch = 3.30

|Dec precipitation inch = 3.04

|source=PRISM Climate Group{{cite web

|url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/

|title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University

|publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University

|access-date= October 10, 2023

|quote= 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.}}

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• Chalk Peak
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• Princeton Mountain

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