Mt. Democrat Trucker Hat Tenmile Range During the Civil War

During the Civil War

Some Class 2 scrambling toward the top of this one will test you but the dramatic views from the rocky boulder-strewn summit will certainly reward you

which is said to have been named after the Icelandic mountain Snaefell

Once you make it to the top of this vast

Celebrate your summit with the Grays Peak trucker hat

Mt. Democrat Trucker Hat Tenmile Range During the Civil WarWere not fans of getting political, especially when hiking, but the naming of this mountain is rooted in politics. Mt. Democrat (elevation 14,148 ft) was originally known as Buckskin Peak, after the rowdy Buckskin Joe mining camp that was located near Fairplay. During the Civil War, a suggested name change to Republic Mountain was made in honor of then recently elected U. S. Republican President Abraham Lincoln. However, this idea was quickly thwarted