Mount Powell (Colorado)

Mount Powell
Mount Powell
	Southwest aspect, from Beaver Creek Ski Resort
Highest point
Elevation	13,586 ft (4,141 m)
Prominence	3,000 ft (914 m)
Isolation	21.50 mi (34.60 km)
Listing	North America highest peaks 88th; US highest major peaks 71st; Colorado highest major peaks 36th;
Coordinates	39°45′36″N 106°20′27″W / 39.759991°N 106.340704°WCoordinates: 39°45′36″N 106°20′27″W / 39.759991°N 106.340704°W
Naming
Etymology	John Wesley Powell
Geography
	Mount Powell Colorado
Location	Eagle and Summit counties,; Colorado, United States
Parent range	Highest summit of the; Gore Range
Topo map	USGS 7.5' topographic map; Mount Powell, Colorado

Mount Powell is the highest summit of the Gore Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 13,586-foot (4,141 m) thirteener is located in the Eagles Nest Wilderness, 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north by east (bearing 8°) of the Town of Vail, Colorado, United States, along the drainage divide separating White River National Forest and Eagle County from Arapaho National Forest and Summit County.^[1]^[2]^[3] Mount Powell was named in honor of John Wesley Powell who climbed to the summit in 1868.^[3]

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Mount Powell is very prominent when viewed from the north east, rising 6,000 feet above Green Mountain Reservoir.

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^ Jump up to: ^a ^b The elevation of Mount Powell includes an adjustment of +1.771 m (+5.81 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Mount Powell, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Mount Powell". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

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[NAVD88-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b The elevation of Mount Powell includes an adjustment of +1.771 m (+5.81 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.

[PB-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Mount Powell, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

[GNIS-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Mount Powell". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

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Mount Powell (Colorado)

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