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Grizzly Peak

Grizzly Peak, a peak in Colorado
Grizzly Peak, a peak in ColoradoBen Mason from Denver · CC BY 2.0
Grizzly Peak, a peak in Colorado
Ben Mason from Denver · CC BY 2.0

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Grizzly Peak rises to 4,064 m in Colorado. Grays Peak stands 4,352 m to the east-southeast, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cupid, a peak 1.0 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

Grizzly Peak is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Also known as Grizzly Peak D, the 13,433-foot (4,094 m) thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) southeast by east (bearing 129°) of Loveland Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Clear Creek and Summit counties. Its proximate parent peak is Torreys Peak.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5609811, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4,064 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.64429, -105.84873

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
  • Dinger Park: 7.2 mi
  • Platte Park: 7.8 mi
  • Library Corner Park: 9.1 mi
  • City Park: 9.3 mi
  • Gateway Park: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 33
Historic sites: 19
Attractions: 19
Museums: 19
  • George Rowe Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Hamill House Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Georgetown Firefighting Museum Alpine Hose No 2: 9.1 mi
  • Georgetown Energy Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Summit Historical Museum: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Clear Creek Picnic Site: 9.9 mi
  • Duck Creek Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Hand Cart Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Chicago Forks Picnic Ground: 12.8 mi
  • Ponder Point Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Willow Creek falls: 15.4 mi
  • Continental Falls: 19.9 mi
  • East Vail Falls: 24.4 mi
  • Booth Falls: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Sweet Beach Cove: 12.0 mi
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 13.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Grizzly Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grays PeakESE4,352 m1.8 mi
Torreys PeakE4,351 m1.5 mi
Mount EdwardsE4,218 m3.0 mi
Square Top MountainSE4,201 m5.7 mi
Argentine PeakESE4,186 m4.4 mi
Bard PeakNNE4,159 m5.8 mi
Mount ParnassusNNE4,139 m5.4 mi
Pettingell PeakNNW4,104 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3719:5520:35
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:2116:0016:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222227334252575649392922
Precip in1.01.22.02.82.11.52.82.61.61.41.31.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cabin Creek, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358918154

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