Mount Lindsey, Mountain summit in Costilla County, United States
Mount Lindsey is a summit in the Sangre de Cristo Range in Costilla County, Colorado, and belongs to the group of peaks that rise above 14,000 feet (4,267 meters). The north side of the mountain offers several routes, including the Northwest Ridge and the North Face, each with its own character and difficulty.
The summit appears as Baldy and Old Baldy Peak on maps and in records, with the Old Baldy Peak form documented in 1906. In 1954 the name was changed to Mount Lindsey to honor Malcolm Lindsey, remembered as a beloved chaperone for the Juniors of the Colorado Mountain Club in the 1940s.
The name honours Malcolm Lindsey, a chaperone for the Juniors of the Colorado Mountain Club in the 1940s; before 1954 the peak was called Old Baldy. The summit stands on the Sierra Blanca Massif in the Sangre de Cristo Range, on land within the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant, 10.8 miles north of Fort Garland.
Mount Lindsey stands on private land within the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant, so access requires signing a waiver at mountlindseywaiver.com before climbing. The summit lies 10.8 miles (17.4 km) north of Fort Garland in Costilla County, reached via the routes on the mountain's north side. Read the site's guidelines and check conditions before setting out.
The name honours Malcolm Lindsey, a chaperone for the Juniors of the Colorado Mountain Club in the 1940s; the peak had been called Old Baldy, and Old Baldy Peak appeared on maps from 1906 until the 1954 change. It stands 4,283 m (14,053.2 ft) in the Sierra Blanca Massif, 17.4 km north of Fort Garland.
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