Mount Bancroft | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,250 ft (4,040 m) [1] |
Coordinates | 39°50′30″N 105°42′02″W / 39.8416539°N 105.7005598°W [1] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Frederick J. Bancroft |
Geography | |
Location | Clear Creek and Grand counties, Colorado, U.S. [1] |
Parent range | Front Range |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' map Empire, Colorado |
Mount Bancroft is a 13,250 feet (4,040 m) peak in Grand and Clear Creek counties. [1] It is located west of the town of Empire, [1] within a group of mountain peaks called the James Group that also includes Mount Flora, Mount Eva, Parry Peak, James Peak, and Colorado Mines Peak. [2] [3]
Mount Bancroft is named for Dr. Frederick J. Bancroft, [4] who is noted for his work in public health and the state's history. The summit was named for the doctor at the request of his son, George Jarvis Bancroft (1873-1945). The decision by the United States Geological Survey to name the summit Mount Bancroft was made on March 7, 1906. [2] Below the summit is Lake Caroline, named for his granddaughter, Caroline Bancroft. [4]