Mount
Cameron
No one is certain which Cameron gave the peak its name. One candidate is Simon Cameron, Lincoln's first secretary of war, a natural pairing with the neighboring Mount Lincoln; the other is Robert A. Cameron, a Union general and Colorado colonization promoter with a pass and a peak near Pikes Peak also bearing his name. Standard references note the ambiguity but do not resolve it, allowing that either man could be the namesake.
With only 152 feet of prominence above its saddle with Mount Lincoln, Mount Cameron falls short of the 300-foot rule used to rank a summit as its own fourteener, even though its highest point tops 14,200 feet. It sits on the connecting ridge between Mount Democrat and Mount Lincoln and is climbed almost exclusively as part of the DeCaLiBron loop, rarely as a destination on its own.
SOURCE Wikipedia — Mount CameronCurrent (June 2026, 14ers.com Kite Lake TH reports): Kite Lake Road closed for construction to ~1.4 mi below the trailhead through Jul 31, 2026 — foot access still allowed; CFI trail-reconstruction work runs through the 2026 field season. Day-use fee $8/vehicle at the trailhead (14ers.com mr01; older sources cite $3-5). Legal status: Democrat and Cameron summits are public land; Lincoln's summit is open conditionally (private, waiver kiosk on the access road; Kite Lake route only — CFI); Mount Bross's TRUE SUMMIT REMAINS CLOSED (private, defunct mine shafts, landowner consensus never reached) — the loop legally bypasses it below the top. USFS added 480 acres on Bross, including the Lincoln-Bross trail segment, to Pike-San Isabel NF on Mar 18, 2026 (fs.usda.gov release), but the release states the summit 'remains privately owned' and 'public access to the summit remains restricted.'