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Longs Peak

Longs Peak proper noun: a mountain in Colorado in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.

Proper noun

Longs Peak

  1. A mountain in Colorado in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains
    • 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.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...

Origin of Longs Peak

Named after Stephen Harriman Long

Questions about Longs Peak

What does Longs Peak mean?
Longs Peak means a mountain in Colorado in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.
What part of speech is Longs Peak?
Longs Peak is a proper noun.

Words near Longs Peak in the dictionary

  1. longrunning
  2. longs
  3. longs and shorts
  4. longs for
  5. longs off
  6. Longs Peak
  7. longs.
  8. longschat pine
  9. Longsdon
  10. Longshan
  11. longshanks

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