The flag of Colorado, USA
mount bierstadt is located in the front range of the rocky mountains of north america, more precisely in the mount evans wilderness of pike national forest.
This Colorado 14er, its name meaning Beer City in German, got named in honor of Albert Bierstadt, an American painter who was the first to summit this mountain in 1863.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ARTICLES AND RESOURCES ABOUT the colorado 14ers AND OTHER MOUNTAINS:
Includes history, geography and a climbing guide to this Colorado fourteener.
Includes a history and geography of the 14ers as well as a list of some of the main 14 thousanders in Colorado.
Browse a list of books about the Colorado fourteeners, including guidebooks, maps and adventure stories.
Our in depth guide to the Rockies and its famous peaks.
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