Pacific Peak
Pacific Peak rises to 4,227 m in Colorado. Mount Lincoln stands 4,357 m to the south, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Atlantic Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Top of the Rockies passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Pacific Peak, elevation 13,957 ft (4,254 m), is a summit in the Mosquito Range of central Colorado. The peak is southwest of Breckenridge in the Arapaho National Forest. Its long east ridge is prominently visible across the valley to the north when hiking Quandary Peak, a popular 14er in Colorado. It is often hiked together with nearby Atlantic Peak. Pacific Tarn, the highest officially named lake in the United States, lies high on the eastern flank of the peak.
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Wikidata Q14685041, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,227 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Top of the Rockies, National
- 25.3 mi off the Collegiate Peaks
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall Overlook · 7 mi
- Crystal Lake Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Atlantic Peak: 0.7 mi
- Crystal Peak: 0.9 mi
- Mayflower Hill: 1.0 mi
- Father Dyer Peak: 1.1 mi
- Fletcher Mountain: 1.4 mi
- White Cloud Public Access: 4.9 mi
- Mineshaft Maze: 5.0 mi
- T11: 5.1 mi
- Saw Mill Falts: 5.3 mi
- Eagles Landing: 5.6 mi
- Ullr: 5.6 mi
- Deer: 5.6 mi
- The Nest: 5.6 mi
- Together: 5.6 mi
- Athena First Flute: 5.6 mi
- Bowling Ball Hill: 4.0 mi
- V-Notch: 4.6 mi
- Flopper: 4.9 mi
- Gold Runner Alpine Coaster: 4.9 mi
- Alpine Super Slide: 4.9 mi
- Hoosier Pass Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Soldiers of the Summit: 5.6 mi
- 10th Mountain Division: 5.6 mi
- Windmill: 5.6 mi
- Frank & Theta Brown: 5.7 mi
- Cloud City Farm & Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- The Children's Garden: 19.7 mi
- Schoolhouse Garden: 19.7 mi
- Silk Road Garden: 19.7 mi
- Stumpery Garden: 19.7 mi
- Lomax Placer Mine: 5.6 mi
- Breckenridge History Museum: 5.7 mi
- Mountain Top Exploratorium: 5.7 mi
- Barney Ford House Museum: 5.8 mi
- Breckenridge Sawmill Museum: 5.9 mi
- Climax: 5.2 mi
- Preston: 7.4 mi
- Dyersville: 7.4 mi
- Buckskin Joe: 9.2 mi
- Parkville: 10.6 mi
- Jefferson Lake Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Beaver Ponds Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Hand Cart Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Duck Creek Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Geneva Creek Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Continental Falls: 2.1 mi
- Willow Creek Falls: 14.3 mi
- East Vail Falls: 17.9 mi
- Booth Falls: 19.9 mi
- Cucumber Gulch Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Vail Nature Center: 19.6 mi
- Frisco Bay Marina Beach: 10.9 mi
- Sweet Beach Cove: 12.4 mi
- Rocky Point: 5.9 mi
- CDOT Rest Area: Vail Pass: 8.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Pacific Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lincoln | S 173° | 4,357 m | 5.0 mi |
| Quandary Peak | SSE 153° | 4,350 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Cameron | S 177° | 4,335 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Bross | S 172° | 4,322 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Democrat | S 189° | 4,315 m | 5.8 mi |
| Fletcher Mountain | SSW 192° | 4,239 m | 1.4 mi |
| Traver Peak | SSW 197° | 4,223 m | 4.6 mi |
| Crystal Peak | NNE 31° | 4,213 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 45 | 34 | 23 | 15 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Climax, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 179656 — Pacific Peak, Summit County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358914519
Day trips start here
- Breckenridge · 6 mi
- Vail · 19 mi
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