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Mount Bross

Coordinates: 39°20′08″N 106°06′28″W / 39.335446°N 106.1077257°W / 39.335446; -106.1077257
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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 map(s)USGS 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

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Mount Bross (left) and Mount Lincoln (right) as viewed from Colorado State Highway 9

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

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References

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  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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