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Grizzly Peak

Grizzly Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Grizzly Peak rises to 4,258 m in Colorado. Mount Elbert stands 4,401 m to the east-northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Garfield Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

Grizzly Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,995-foot (4265.6 m) thirteener is located 2.6 miles (4.2 km) south-southwest (bearing 202°) of Independence Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide separating San Isabel National Forest and Chaffee County from White River National Forest and Pitkin County.

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Wikidata Q5609807, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4258 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.04249, -106.59753

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Garfield Peak: 0.9 mi
  • Red Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Truro Peak: 1.9 mi
  • Ouray Peak: 1.9 mi
  • Larson Peak: 2.1 mi
Parks: 48
  • Ute Childrens Park: 15.0 mi
  • Snyder Park: 15.1 mi
  • Ajax Park: 15.1 mi
  • Anderson Park: 15.2 mi
  • Leadville National Fish Hatchery: 15.2 mi
Museums: 12
Attractions: 11
  • Oliver's Cabin: 9.5 mi
  • Ashcroft Ghost Town: 10.9 mi
  • Columbine Mine: 12.8 mi
  • Interlaken: 13.7 mi
  • Maze: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Historic sites: 6
  • Pieplant Mill: 7.5 mi
  • Dog Memorial: 20.4 mi
  • Stringtown Smelters: 20.7 mi
  • The Boulevard to Soda Springs and Evergreen Lakes: 20.8 mi
  • Irish Immigrant Miners' Memorial: 21.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Emerald Lake: 12.8 mi
  • Mount Elbert Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Emerald Lake: 23.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • White Water Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Hot Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Hot Spring: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Ryks Waterfall: 6.0 mi
  • Judd Falls: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Chromatic Gate: 16.3 mi
  • Knight and Dragon: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 2
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Grizzly Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ElbertENE 57°4,401.2 m9.7 mi
Mount MassiveNNE 33°4,398 m12.0 mi
La Plata PeakE 98°4,372 m6.7 mi
Huron PeakSE 128°4,270.2 m10.9 mi
Mount HopeE 99°4,249 m9.7 mi
Casco PeakNE 48°4,237 m7.4 mi
French MountainNE 46°4,234 m8.6 mi
Ice MountainSE 136°4,220 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:4219:5620:36
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2316:0616:48

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192027344453595750403021
Precip in0.40.60.70.80.90.71.71.61.10.80.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Lakes Rsvr, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 180350 — Grizzly Peak, Pitkin County, Colorado.

OpenStreetMap element node/358915433

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