Mount Zirkel
Mount Zirkel rises to 3,713 m in Colorado. Lost Ranger Peak stands 3,641 m to the south, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Agnes Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mount Zirkel is the highest summit of the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 12,185-foot (3,714 m) peak is located in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness of Routt National Forest, 25.9 miles (41.7 km) north-northeast (bearing 19°) of the City of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Jackson and Routt counties. Mount Zirkel was named in honor of German geologist Ferdinand Zirkel.
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Wikidata Q6924808, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3713 m
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Cache la Poudre--North Park
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Agnes Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Peggy Peak: 1.7 mi
- Goosenest: 1.9 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Little Agness Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Pearl Lake State Park: 12.1 mi
- Ryan Park: 13.6 mi
- Commissary Park: 14.6 mi
- Hog Park: 18.3 mi
- Encampment River Wildernes: 19.0 mi
- Strawberry Hotsprings: 21.1 mi
- Fish Creek Falls: 24.8 mi
- Wheeler Memorial: 15.6 mi
- Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge: 17.6 mi
- North Park Pioneer Museum: 21.0 mi
- Strawberry Park Hot Springs: 21.2 mi
- Fish Creek Falls: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Mount Zirkel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Ranger Peak | S 183° | 3,641 m | 9.8 mi |
| Peggy Peak | E 83° | 3,637 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mount Ethel | S 184° | 3,625 m | 12.7 mi |
| Goosenest | N 357° | 3,600 m | 1.9 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | SE 140° | 3,581 m | 2.2 mi |
| The Dome | SSW 193° | 3,581 m | 10.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SE 142° | 3,535 m | 4.3 mi |
| Red Elephant Mountain | NNE 12° | 3,521 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:59 | 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 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 57 | 55 | 48 | 37 | 25 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walden, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358906909
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