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Mount Powell

Mount Powell, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Powell rises to 4,141 m in Colorado. Mount Silverthorne stands 4,072 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dwarf Pyramid, a peak 0.9 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Powell is the highest summit of the Gore Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 13,586-foot (4,141 m) thirteener is located in the Eagles Nest Wilderness, 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north by east (bearing 8°) of the Town of Vail, Colorado, United States, along the drainage divide separating White River National Forest and Eagle County from Arapaho National Forest and Summit County. Mount Powell was named in honor of John Wesley Powell who climbed to the summit in 1868.

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Wikidata Q14685009, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4141 m
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Coordinates39.76028, -106.34070

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Dwarf Pyramid: 0.9 mi
  • Eagles Nest: 1.2 mi
  • Meridian Peak: 2.4 mi
  • Dora Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Petty Mountain: 3.1 mi
Parks: 44
  • Booth Creek Park: 7.8 mi
  • Blue River State Wildlife Area: 8.1 mi
  • Ford Park: 8.4 mi
  • Mayors' Park: 8.4 mi
  • Roger Staub Park: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 32
Gardens: 25
  • Pollinator Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Rooftop Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Alpine House: 8.4 mi
  • Northeast Entrance Rock Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Mountain Conifer Border: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 15
Attractions: 10
  • Imagination Station: 8.4 mi
  • Bridge Street: 8.4 mi
  • Forest Flyer: 10.0 mi
  • Thunder Cat Cave: 10.0 mi
  • Forest Flyer: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cataract Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Booth Falls: 6.3 mi
  • East Vail Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Willow Creek falls: 14.1 mi
  • Willow Creek Falls: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Rest areas: 3
Hot springs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Sweet Beach Cove: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Williams Fork: 16.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Mount Powell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SilverthorneSE 132°4,072 m10.9 mi
East ThornSE 131°4,065 m11.3 mi
Eagles NestNNW 334°4,057 m1.2 mi
Mount ValhallaSE 136°4,017 m9.4 mi
Red PeakSE 133°4,004 m12.4 mi
Mount SolitudeSE 141°3,988 m6.6 mi
North TraverseSE 139°3,988 m8.2 mi
Keller MountainSE 130°3,985 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3819:5720:38
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2416:0216:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162029374657625952412818
Precip in1.11.11.21.91.71.11.61.61.51.41.11.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Green MT DAM, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11169212995

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