Clark Peak (Medicine Bow Mountains)
Clark Peak | |
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![]() Clark Peak viewed from Rocky Mountain National Park | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,960 ft (3,950 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 2,771 ft (845 m)[3] |
Isolation | 16.40 mi (26.39 km)[3] |
Listing | Colorado county high points 33rd |
Coordinates | 40°36′25″N 105°55′48″W / 40.6068208°N 105.9299688°WCoordinates: 40°36′25″N 105°55′48″W / 40.6068208°N 105.9299688°W[1] |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Clark Peak Colorado | |
Location | Larimer County and the high point of Jackson County, Colorado, United States[3] |
Parent range | Highest summit of the Medicine Bow Mountains[3] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Clark Peak, Colorado[4] |
Clark Peak is the highest summit of the Medicine Bow Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 12,960-foot (3,950 m) peak is located in the Rawah Wilderness of Routt National Forest, 6.3 miles (10.1 km) north-northwest (bearing 342°) of Cameron Pass, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Jackson and Larimer counties. Clark Peak is the highest point of Jackson County and the entire drainage basin of the North Platte River.[1][2][3][4]
Mountain[]
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See also[]
- List of mountain peaks of Colorado
- List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
- List of Colorado county high points
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "CLARK". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 19, 2014. Note: The summit of Clark Peak is +1.83 m (+6.0 ft) higher than NGS station CLARK.
- ^ Jump up to: a b The elevation of Clark Peak includes an adjustment of +1.628 m (+5.34 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Clark Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Clark Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
External links[]
- "Northern Front Range Chapter of Backcountry Snowsports Initiative". Archived from the original on 2008-09-15.
- "Clark Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
Categories:
- Mountains of Colorado
- Mountains of Jackson County, Colorado
- Mountains of Larimer County, Colorado
- Routt National Forest
- North American 3000 m summits
- Colorado geography stubs