Bill Williams Peak

Mountain summit in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States
Bill Williams Peak is located in Colorado
Bill Williams Peak
Bill Williams Peak
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Bill Williams Peak is located in the United States
Bill Williams Peak
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Highest pointElevation13,389 feet (4,081 m)[1]Prominence1,682 feet (513 m)[1]Isolation3.71 miles (5.97 km)[1]Listing42nd highest major summit of Colorado
45th highest major summit of the Rocky Mountains
82nd highest major summit of the United States
101st highest major summit of North AmericaCoordinates39°10′50″N 106°36′37″W / 39.1806°N 106.6102°W / 39.1806; -106.6102[2]GeographyLocationPitkin County, Colorado, U.S.Parent rangeWilliams MountainsTopo mapUSGS Mount Champion

Bill Williams Peak, elevation 13,389 feet (4,081 m), is an (officially unnamed) mountain located in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The summit of the mountain is the high point of the Williams Mountains, a subrange of the Sawatch Range. The summit is located 12.2 miles (19.6 km) east of Aspen, Colorado, in the Hunter–Fryingpan Wilderness of White River National Forest.[3] Bill Williams Peak is the 42nd highest major summit of Colorado and the 45th highest major summit of the Rocky Mountains of the United States and Canada.

Etymology

The mountain and its range are named for William Sherley "Old Bill" Williams (1787–1849), prominent American mountain man and frontiersman who frequented the region.

In November 1848, John C. Fremont hired Williams to guide his ill-fated fourth expedition through the Southern Rocky Mountains.[4] Fremont sought to find a railroad route through the Rockies along the 38th parallel north. Williams warned Fremont against following his intended route through the La Garita Mountains in winter, but Fremont proceeded with his 35 men and 150 mules. The expedition eventually became hopelessly mired in deep snow and 11 men and all but a few of the pack animals died.[5] Williams led a rescue party south towards Taos, and the survivors of the expedition eventually managed to follow.[6]

In March, Williams and Dr. Benjamin Kern returned to the La Garita Mountains in hopes of finding more survivors. On March 14, 1849, Ute warriors murdered Bill Williams and Dr. Kern in the mountains by for trespassing on Ute lands.[4]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Williams Mountains Highpoint, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Williams Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Mount Champion, CO (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Meehan, James (December 2021). "Williams, William Sherley". ncpedia.org. NCPedia. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  5. ^ Richmond, Patricia Joy (Summer 1987). "Trail to Disaster: John C. Frémont's Fourth Exhibition into the San Juan Mountains of Southern Colorado" (PDF). Ayer y Hoy en Taos. Taos County Historical Society. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "Williams, William Sherley". encyclopedia.com. The Columbia Encyclopedia. November 16, 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

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