Colorado Gazetteer
Mount Massive is a physical feature (summit) in Lake County. The primary coordinates for Mount Massive places it within the CO 80461 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Mount Massive |
| Category: | Colorado physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| History: | Named by Henry Gannett in 1873 as part of the Hayden Survey. In 1901, a suggestion was made to apply the name Mount McKinley to the highest point on Mount Massive but no official action was taken. In 1916, the BGN approved the name Gannett Peak for the highest point; however, citing considerable objection from area residents, the decision was vacated in 1922. In 1965, a suggestion was made to apply the name Mount Sir Winston Churchill but once again no action was taken. |
| County: | Lake County |
| Latitude: | 39.1873242 |
| Longitude: | -106.4756085 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mount Massive: Mount Massive.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Mount Massive does not include property ownership information.
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