Longs Peak
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English
Etymology
Named after Stephen Harriman Long
Proper noun
- A mountain in Colorado in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains
- 1845, J C Frémont, Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-’44, Washington: Gales and Seaton, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 30:
- Though a tolerably bright day, there was a slight mist, and we were just able to discern the snowy summit of “Long’s peak,” (“les deux oreilles” of the Canadians,) showing like a small cloud near the horizon.
Further reading
- “Longs Peak”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.