Grays Peak
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Grays Peak rises to 4,352 m in Colorado. Torreys Peak stands 4,351 m to the north-northwest, 0.6 miles off. Top of the Rockies passes 19 miles off.
The story
Grays Peak is the tenth-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,276-foot (4351.18 m) fourteener is the highest summit of the Front Range and the highest point on the Continental Divide and the Continental Divide Trail in North America. (There are higher summits, such as Mount Elbert, which are near, but not on, the Divide.) Grays Peak is located in Arapahoe National Forest, 3.9 miles (6.2 km) southeast by east (bearing 122°) of Loveland Pass on the Continental Divide between Clear Creek and Summit counties. The peak is the highest point in both counties. Grays Peak is one of 53 fourteeners (mountains of over 14,000 feet (4,300 m) in elevation) in Colorado. Botanist Charles C. Parry made the first recorded ascent of the summit in 1861 and named the peak in honor of his botanist colleague Asa Gray. Gray did not see (and climb) the peak until 1872, eleven years later. Grays Peak is commonly mentioned in conjunction with adjacent Torreys Peak. In the Arapaho language Gray's Peak and the adjacent Torrey's Peak are named, Heeniiyoowuu or "Ant Hills".
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q740336, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4352 m
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 24.2 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cabin ruins · 24 mi
- Carol Karlin Overlook · 24 mi
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 28 mi
- Waterfall Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Torreys Peak: 0.6 mi
- Ruby Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Mount Edwards: 1.3 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 1.8 mi
- Dinger Park: 6.3 mi
- Library Corner Park: 8.1 mi
- City Park: 8.3 mi
- Gateway Park: 8.4 mi
- Triangle Park: 8.7 mi
- Geneva Creek Iron Fens: 4.3 mi
- Mount Blue Sky Summit: 9.8 mi
- Abyss Trailhead: 10.2 mi
- Country Boy Mine: 14.9 mi
- The Mailbox: 15.7 mi
- The Goat: 3.0 mi
- Historic Georgetown Span Sign Structure: 8.2 mi
- Jim Bridger: 11.1 mi
- Three Cowboys: 15.9 mi
- My Book: 16.0 mi
- Waldorf Interpretive Site: 2.8 mi
- Wichita State University football team plane crash memorial: 5.3 mi
- Brewery Spring: 6.4 mi
- OLD TOWN JAIL 1883: 8.1 mi
- Reiling Dredge: 14.1 mi
- George Rowe Museum: 6.3 mi
- Hamill House Museum: 8.0 mi
- Georgetown Firefighting Museum Alpine Hose No 2: 8.1 mi
- Georgetown Energy Museum: 8.2 mi
- Summit Historical Museum: 12.0 mi
- Duck Creek Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Clear Creek Picnic Site: 10.0 mi
- Hand Cart Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Chicago Forks Picnic Ground: 11.4 mi
- Ponder Point Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Bakerville: 4.0 mi
- Saints John: 5.5 mi
- Tiger: 10.9 mi
- Parkville: 11.7 mi
- Silver Creek: 12.9 mi
- Pavillion Point: 7.4 mi
- Angel's Ridge: 10.9 mi
- Rocky Point: 16.3 mi
- Eagle Roost: 21.3 mi
- Rocky Point: 22.2 mi
- Willow Creek falls: 17.0 mi
- Willow Creek Falls: 17.0 mi
- Continental Falls: 20.4 mi
- Elk Falls: 23.2 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 23.9 mi
- Abyss Lake Scenic Area: 9.3 mi
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 16.6 mi
- Cozens Ranch Open Space: 21.2 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 13.4 mi
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 14.9 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 17.4 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Grays Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torreys Peak | NNW 342° | 4,351 m | 0.6 mi |
| Mount Edwards | E 82° | 4,218 m | 1.3 mi |
| Square Top Mountain | SE 135° | 4,201 m | 4.0 mi |
| Argentine Peak | SE 125° | 4,186 m | 2.6 mi |
| Bard Peak | N 7° | 4,159 m | 6.0 mi |
| Gray Wolf Mountain | E 98° | 4,148 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Parnassus | N 357° | 4,139 m | 6.0 mi |
| Pettingell Peak | NW 325° | 4,104 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:00 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 42 | 52 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 39 | 29 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cabin Creek, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 181827 — Grays Peak, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358918157
Day trips start here
- Breckenridge · 16 mi
- Idaho Springs · 18 mi
- Vail · 29 mi
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