Ypsilon Mountain
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Mountain in Colorado, United States
| Ypsilon Mountain | |
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| View of Ypsilon Mountain (peak on right) from the Ypsilon Lake Trail just before reaching Chipmunk Lake. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,520 ft (4,121 m)[1] [2] |
| Prominence | 1,116 ft (340 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 2.64 mi (4.25 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 40°27′25′′N 105°40′52′′W / 40.456928°N 105.6811157°W / 40.456928; -105.6811157 [3] |
| Geography | |
Ypsilon Mountain is located in Colorado Ypsilon Mountain Ypsilon Mountain | |
| Location | Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado, U.S. [3] |
| Parent range | Mummy Range [2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Winfield, Colorado[3] |
Ypsilon Mountain, elevation 13,520 ft (4,121 m), is in the Mummy Range of Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado. The mountain, along with Mount Chiquita, is most easily accessed from a trailhead on Fall River Road to the south.
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Climbing
[edit ]Ypsilon Mountain offers several climbing areas for mountaineers and rock climbers.[4] [5] [6]
In 2023, Bailee Mulholland was fatally injured when she fell 500 feet while free-soloing the Four Aces of Blitzen Ridge on Ypsilon Mountain.[7]
See also
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References
[edit ]- ^ The elevation of Ypsilon Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.719 m (+5.64 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c d "Ypsilon Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Ypsilon Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Ypsilon Mountain : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "Rock Climb Blitzen Ridge, RMNP - Rock". Mountain Project. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "Blitzen Ridge". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "Climber Dies After Fall in Colorado's Alpine". Gripped. July 10, 2023.
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