Record SL-635267 · Wikidata Q1950397
Mount Bierstadt
No list classifications
Elevation
4,287
m
14,065 ft
Prominence
219 m
Isolation
1.8 km
Coordinates
39.5826° N,
105.6688° W
Grid ref
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Description
WikipediaMount Bierstadt is a 14,064.5-foot-high (4,287 m) mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The fourteener is located in the Mount Evans Wilderness of Pike National Forest, 9.4 miles (15.1 km) south by east (bearing 171°) of the Town of Georgetown in Clear Creek County. It was named in honor of Albert Bierstadt, an American landscape painter who made the first recorded summit of the mountain in 1863.
First ascent
Date
1863
Albert Bierstadt
Source · wikipedia
Best months
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Neighbouring summits
| Name | Elevation | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sawtooth | 4,202 m | NE 23° | 1.0 km |
| Mount Spalding | 4,222 m | NE 29° | 2.2 km |
| Mount Blue Sky | 4,350 m | E 73° | 2.2 km |
| Epaulet Mountain | 4,126 m | SE 113° | 3.4 km |
| Gray Wolf Mountain | 4,148 m | N 10° | 3.9 km |
| Mount Warren | 4,052 m | NE 50° | 3.9 km |
Climbing routes
nearest first| Route | Area | Grade | From summit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawtooth Traverse | Sawtooth Ridge, Mt. Bierstadt/Evans combo | 1- | 1.4 km |
| Ozark Backwoods | West Buttress | 5a | 1.9 km |
| Ozark Prom Queen | West Buttress | 5b | 1.9 km |
| 2nd Apron Far Left | Aprons, The | 5b | 1.9 km |
| Cheap Date [1st Apron] | Aprons, The | 5c | 1.9 km |
| 1st Apron, Left Side | Aprons, The | 5a | 1.9 km |
| Slip and Slide [1st Apron] | Aprons, The | 5c | 1.9 km |
| 2nd Apron Left Side | Aprons, The | 5b | 1.9 km |
| 3rd Apron Left | Aprons, The | 5a | 1.9 km |
| 2nd Apron, Right Side Dihedral | Aprons, The | 4b | 1.9 km |
| 2nd Apron Right Side | Aprons, The | 5a | 1.9 km |
| 2nd Apron Center | Aprons, The | 5a | 1.9 km |
| The Napkin (2nd Apron) | Aprons, The | 5a | 1.9 km |
| Right of Passage | Southeast Face | 6b+ | 2.0 km |
| The Snave Direct | Mount Evans, North Face | 1+ | 2.2 km |
| Super D | Chicago Creek Rock | 6a | 2.3 km |
| BaDaBoom | Chicago Creek Rock | 7a+ | 2.3 km |
| BaDaBing | Chicago Creek Rock | 6a | 2.3 km |
| PTSD | Chicago Creek Rock | 4b | 2.3 km |
| The Snave | Mt. Evans - mixed, couloirs | 1 | 2.3 km |
| The Snave Direct | Mt. Evans - mixed, couloirs | 1 | 2.3 km |
| Diamond Couloir | Mt. Evans - mixed, couloirs | 1 | 2.3 km |
| Tike's Trike | Mt. Evans - mixed, couloirs | 6a | 2.3 km |
| Far Right Dihedral (2nd Apron) | Mt. Evans - mixed, couloirs | 4b | 2.3 km |
| Another Shrubbery | Girlfriend Wall, The | 5b | 2.7 km |