Longs Peak

(lôŋz)

peak of the Rocky Mountains, in NC Colo.: 14,255 ft (4,345 m)

Origin: after S. H. Long (1784-1864), U.S. engineer

See Longs Peak in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A mountain, 4,347.8 m (14,255 ft) high, in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in north-central Colorado. It was discovered in 1820.

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