Parkview Mountain

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Parkview Mountain
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Parkview Mountain, seen from Willow Creek Pass
Highest point
Elevation12,301 ft (3,749 m)[1][2]
Prominence2,676 ft (816 m)[3]
Isolation10.91 mi (17.56 km)[3]
ListingColorado prominent summits
Colorado range high points
Coordinates40°19′49″N 106°08′11″W / 40.3303237°N 106.1362661°W / 40.3303237; -106.1362661Coordinates: 40°19′49″N 106°08′11″W / 40.3303237°N 106.1362661°W / 40.3303237; -106.1362661[1]
Geography
Parkview Mountain is located in Colorado
Parkview Mountain
Parkview Mountain
Colorado
LocationGrand and Jackson counties, Colorado, U.S.[4]
Parent rangeHighest summit of the
Rabbit Ears Range[3]
Topo mapUSGS 7.5' topographic map
Parkview Mountain, Colorado[1]
Climbing
Easiest routehike

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.

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[]

  • List of Colorado mountain ranges
  • List of Colorado mountain summits
    • List of Colorado fourteeners
    • List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits
    • List of the most prominent summits of Colorado
  • List of Colorado county high points

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "PARKVIEW MOUNTAIN". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  2. ^ The elevation of Parkview Mountain includes an adjustment of +1.589 m (+5.21 ft) from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Parkview Mountain, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Parkview Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 29, 2014.

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