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Longs Peak
[ lawngz, longz ]
noun
- a peak in N Colorado, in the Rocky Mountain National Park. 14,255 feet (4,345 meters).
Longs Peak
noun
- a mountain in N Colorado, in the Front Range of the Rockies: the highest peak in the Rocky Mountain National Park. Height: 4345 m (14 255 ft)
Example Sentences
Szafruga then followed a circuitous route across the Sangre de Cristo and San Juan mountains, then up through the Sawatch and Elk ranges, and finally back to Colorado’s Front Range, where he descended Longs Peak on August 26 to complete his journey.
The greatest of all the mountains in the park, Longs Peak, has a massive square head.
Fremont found that the name Longs Peak was in general use among the fur hunters and pioneers in 1842.
Its eastern wall is the long sharp northern buttress of Longs Peak itself.
There is no trail to Keyhole, on the great shoulder of Longs Peak, but the ascent can be made.
The Longs Peak climb includes the hazards usual to any major mountain ascent.
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