Mount Yale
| Mount Yale | |
|---|---|
Yale as seen from the Horn Fork Basin | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,197.0 ft (4,327.24 m) NAPGD2022 |
| Prominence | 1896 ft (578 m) |
| Isolation | 5.55 mi (8.93 km) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 38°50′39″N 106°18′50″W / 38.844207°N 106.3138048°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Chaffee County, Colorado, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sawatch Range, Collegiate Peaks |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Mount Yale, Colorado |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 18, 1869 by William Brewer, William Davis, Robert Moore, S. Sharpless, Josiah Whitney |
| Easiest route | Southwest Slopes: Hike, class 2 |
Mount Yale is a high and prominent mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,197-foot (4327.24 m) fourteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 9.4 miles (15.2 km) west by north (bearing 276°) of Buena Vista, Colorado. The mountain was named in honor of Elihu Yale, the primary benefactor of what is now Yale University.