Mount Massive
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Mount Massive (Arapaho: Hiwoxuu hookuhu'ee) is the second-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Mount Massive Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, Script error: No such module "convert". west-southwest (bearing 247°) of the City of Leadville in Lake County, Colorado, United States. It ranks as the third-highest peak in the contiguous United States after Mount Whitney and Mount Elbert.Template:Efn[1][2][3][4]
Mountain
Mount Massive was first surveyed and climbed in 1873 during the Hayden Survey of the American West. Survey member Henry Gannett is credited with the first ascent.[5] Its name comes from its elongated shape: it has five summits, all above Script error: No such module "convert"., and a summit ridge over Script error: No such module "convert". long, resulting in more area above Script error: No such module "convert". than any other mountain in the 48 contiguous states, narrowly edging Mount Rainier in that category. Mount Elbert (Script error: No such module "convert".) is Mount Massive's nearest neighbor among the fourteeners; it lies about Script error: No such module "convert". south-southeast of the peak.[6]
A matter of some contention after the Great Depression arose over the heights of Massive and its neighbor, Mount Elbert, which have a height difference of only Script error: No such module "convert".. This led to an ongoing dispute which came to a head with the Mount Massive supporters taking it upon themselves to build large piles of stones on the summit to boost its height, only to have the Mount Elbert proponents demolish them.[7][8][9]
A class 2 hiking path leads to the peak from the eastern face. The path is Script error: No such module "convert". round trip, with a Script error: No such module "convert". elevation gain.[5] There is also a class 2 route along the southwest slopes.[10]
There are several glacial lakes in the wilderness area. The lower slopes of the mountain are covered in lodgepole pine forests, which gradually yield to Engelmann Spruce and Fir. Treeline is just below Script error: No such module "convert".. Among the mountain's fauna are the American pika, the mountain goat, elk, mule deer, moose, Canada jay, martin, and the yellow-bellied marmot.
In the Arapaho Language the Collegiate Range and Mount Massive are called Hiwoxuu hookuhu'ee or Elk's Head.[4]
Climate
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See also
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References
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- ↑ Stewart Green, Fast Facts About Mount Elbert
- ↑ KEN JENNINGS, the Tallest Mountains in the U.S. Are Almost the Same Height
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