| Mount Alice | |
|---|---|
Southeast aspect, centered | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,315 ft (4,058 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 850 ft (259 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Chiefs Head Peak (13,577 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 1.37 mi (2.20 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 40°14′21″N105°39′48″W / 40.2391516°N 105.6633384°W /40.2391516; -105.6633384[4] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Rocky Mountain National Park adjacent toContinental Divide betweenBoulder andGrand counties,Colorado,U.S.[4] |
| Parent range | Front Range[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Isolation Peak, Colorado[4] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Class 3 scramble |
Mount Alice is ahighmountainsummit in the northernFront Range of theRocky Mountains ofNorth America. The 13,315-foot (4,058 m)thirteener is located in theRocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 12.0 miles (19.3 km) southwest by south (bearing 217°) of theTown of Estes Park,Colorado,United States, immediately east of theContinental Divide betweenBoulder andGrand counties.[1][2][4] Just who the namesake Alice was is unclear, but according to one source she was likely a "woman of ill repute".[5]
The standard routes to the summit can be climbed in a long day out of Wild Basin. Most climbers ascent via Hourglass Ridge above Lion lakes or else via Boulder Grand Pass above Thunder Lake. Both are class 3 routes and do not require any technical moves.[6]