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]
See also
- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of mountain peaks of the United States
- List of mountain peaks of Colorado
References
- ^ a b c d e "Mount Bancroft". US Geological Survey. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ a b "The Mountains of Grand View". pp. 1, 7. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "Parry Peak". summitpost.org. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ a b Marilyn Griggs Riley; Thomas J. Noel (2006). "Caroline Bancroft". High Altitude Attitudes: Six Savvy Colorado Women. Big Earth Publishing. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-55566-375-9.
