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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
4064 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: 58
  • 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
Attractions: 37
Artworks: 33
Museums: 20
  • 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
Historic sites: 19
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: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Willow Creek falls: 15.4 mi
  • 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 9.0 miles of Grizzly Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grays PeakESE 113°4,352 m1.8 mi
Torreys PeakE 94°4,351 m1.5 mi
Mount EdwardsE 101°4,218 m3.0 mi
Square Top MountainSE 128°4,201 m5.7 mi
Argentine PeakESE 120°4,186 m4.4 mi
Bard PeakNNE 24°4,159 m5.8 mi
Mount ParnassusNNE 15°4,139 m5.4 mi
Pettingell PeakNNW 333°4,104 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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