Battle of Round Mountain

Mount Zion is a foothill on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 7,062-foot (2,152 m) peak is located in Windy Saddle Park,1.7 miles (2.7 km) west (bearing 273°) of downtown Golden in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.[1][2][3]

Tradition

One notable feature of Mount Zion is a white "M", maintained by the Colorado School of Mines. All freshmen attending the school climb the mountain and each add a rock on the "M" which they can take with them when they graduate. This is a tradition that has been going on since 1908 when the M was first created. The "M" has been permanently lighted since 1932.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b The elevation of Mount Zion includes an adjustment of +1.000 m (+3.28 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mount Zion, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mount Zion". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  4. ^ Colorado School of Mines (February 10, 2016), History of the M, retrieved February 15, 2016

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