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Name History (Maroon Peak)Title: Naming of Maroon Peak Entered by: 14erFred Added: 5/14/2010, Last Updated: 5/14/2010 Sources: Hart, J.L.J. (1977). Fourteen thousand feet: A history of the naming and early ascents of the high Colorado peaks (Second Edition). Denver, CO: The Colorado Mountain Club. The Hayden U.S. Government Survey of 1874 originally named the peak "Maroon Mountain" for its distinctive color. Locals began calling the Mountain the "Maroon Bells" for the two prominent bell-shaped tops that form its twin 14,000-foot summits. Maroon Peak was initially called "South Maroon Peak," to distinguish it from its northern neighboring bell. |
