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The stone cliffs are actually a crumbling gray-white quartz monzonite that was formed approximately 65 million years ago

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Named in honor of Ute Chief Shavano

Mt. Democrat Trucker Hat Style:Dusk The stone cliffs are actuallyWere 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