Mount Yale

Details

Elevation (feet): 14196
Elevation (meters): 4327
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Range/Region: Rocky Mountains
Range/Region: Sawatch Range
State: Colorado
Latitude: 38.8442
Longitude: -106.313
Difficulty: Walk up
Best months for climbing: May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Year first climbed: 1869
First successful climber(s): Dwight Whitney, William Brewer, William Davis, S.F. Sharpless, and Robert Moore
Nearest major airport: Denver
Convenient Center: Buena Vista

Thanks to Kirk Mallory for adding this peak.

Description

Mt. Yale is one of Colorado's five Collegiate Peaks. The standard route used to be Denny Gulch, but due to severe erosion from overuse, it is now Denny Creek and Delaney Gulch. Mt. Yale can also be approached from Avalanche Gulch and Kroenke Lake.

Thanks to Kirk Mallory for this description.

Links

  • Mount Yale - Wikipedia

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