Clark Peak (Medicine Bow Mountains)

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Clark Peak
Clark Peak (Medicine Bow Mountains) July 2016.jpg
Clark Peak viewed from Rocky Mountain National Park
Highest point
Elevation12,960 ft (3,950 m)[1][2]
Prominence2,771 ft (845 m)[3]
Isolation16.40 mi (26.39 km)[3]
ListingColorado county high points 33rd
Coordinates40°36′25″N 105°55′48″W / 40.6068208°N 105.9299688°W / 40.6068208; -105.9299688Coordinates: 40°36′25″N 105°55′48″W / 40.6068208°N 105.9299688°W / 40.6068208; -105.9299688[1]
Geography
Clark Peak is located in Colorado
Clark Peak
Clark Peak
Colorado
LocationLarimer County and the high point of Jackson County, Colorado, United States[3]
Parent rangeHighest summit of the
Medicine Bow Mountains[3]
Topo mapUSGS 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[]

See also[]

  • List of mountain peaks of Colorado
    • List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
    • List of Colorado county high points

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Clark Peak, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Clark Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 15, 2014.

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