Braddock Peak is a

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in the

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range of the

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. The peak is located in

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, south-southwest ( bearing 201°) of Cameron Pass in Jackson County,

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Mountain

Braddock Peak lies east-northeast of

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, west of Snow Lake, and north of the boundary of

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and the

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. It is named for Dr. William A. Braddock (1929–2003), Professor of

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at the

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from 1958 to 1994. Dr. Braddock and his students geologically mapped over of the northern Front Range, including the summit named for him. He was the principal author of The Geologic Map of

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. Following his retirement, Dr. Braddock taught the lay public about the geology in and around

. Descriptions of hiking routes in this area that predate adoption of the Braddock Peak name refer to this summit as Point 11,960.

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