Mount Richthofen

{{short description|Mountain in Colorado, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Richthofen

| etymology = Ferdinand von Richthofen

| photo = PXL_20211212_185332233.jpg

| photo_caption = Mount Richthofen, the high mountain in the center, as seen from Diamond Peaks to the north.

| elevation_ft = 12945

| elevation_ref = The elevation of Mount Richthofen includes an adjustment of +1.658 m (+5.44 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.{{cite peakbagger|pid=5577|title=Mount Richthofen, Colorado|access-date=October 21, 2014}}

| prominence_ft = 2680.

| prominence_ref =

| isolation_mi = 9.66

| isolation_ref =

| parent_peak =

| listing = Colorado prominent summits
Colorado range high points

| location = Continental Divide between Rocky Mountain National Park in Grand County and Jackson County, Colorado, United States

| range = Highest summit of the
Never Summer Mountains

| map = Colorado

| map_caption = Colorado

| coordinates = {{coord|40.4694275|N|105.8950133|W|type:mountain_region:US-CO_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| range_coordinates =

| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=177481|name=Mount Richthofen|access-date=October 21, 2014}}

| topo = USGS 7.5' topographic map
Mount Richthofen, Colorado

| type = Andesite | age = 20-25 myo

| first_ascent = William S. Cooper 1908

| easiest_route = class 3 scramble

}}

Mount Richthofen is the highest summit of the Never Summer Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent {{convert|12945|ft|0|adj=on}} peak is located {{convert|9.0|km|order=flip}} northwest by west (bearing 308°) of Milner Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness in Rocky Mountain National Park and Grand County from Routt National Forest and Jackson County. The mountain was named in honor of pioneering German geologist Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen, apparently by Clarence King's 1870 survey team.{{cite book|last=Dziezynski|first=James|title=Best Summit Hikes in Colorado: An Opinionated Guide to 50+ Ascents of Classic and Little-Known Peaks from 8,144 to 14,433 Feet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KT0Uf6MLtisC&pg=PA92|date=1 August 2012|publisher=Wilderness Press|isbn=978-0-89997-713-3|page=92}}