Parkview Mountain is the highest summit of the Rabbit Ears Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The mountain is on the Continental Divide in Routt National Forest about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Willow Creek Pass.
Parkview Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,301 ft (3,749 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 2,676 ft (816 m)[3] |
Isolation | 10.91 mi (17.56 km)[3] |
Listing | Colorado prominent summits Colorado range high points |
Coordinates | 40°19′49″N 106°08′11″W / 40.3303237°N 106.1362661°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Grand and Jackson counties, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
Parent range | Highest summit of the Rabbit Ears Range[3] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Parkview Mountain, Colorado[1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | hike |
From the summit a climber can see both Middle Park to the south and North Park to the North, hence the name of the Peak.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "PARKVIEW MOUNTAIN". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ The elevation of Parkview Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.589 m (+5.21 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ a b c "Parkview Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ "Parkview Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
External links edit
- Media related to Parkview Mountain at Wikimedia Commons