Longs Peak

English

Etymology

Named after Stephen Harriman Long

Proper noun

Longs Peak

1. A mountain in Colorado in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains
   • 1845, J[ohn] C[harles] Frémont, Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-’44, Washington: Gales and Seaton, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 30:

     Though a tolerably bright day, there was a slight mist, and we were just able to discern the snowy summit of “Long’s peak,” (“les deux oreilles” of the Canadians,) showing like a small cloud near the horizon.

Further reading

• “Longs Peak”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.