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Parry Peak, a peak in Colorado
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Parry Peak, a peak in Colorado
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Parry Peak, a peak in Colorado
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Parry Peak, a peak in Colorado
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Parry Peak rises to 4,076 m in Colorado. Bard Peak stands 4,159 m to the south-southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Bancroft, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 21 miles off.

About

The story

Parry Peak, elevation 13,397 ft (4,083 m), is a summit in the Front Range of central Colorado. The peak, often referred to as "Bear Claw", is on the continental divide southeast of Winter Park in the Arapaho National Forest. The name honors Charles Christopher Parry, a botanist who made extensive studies of the Colorado mountain flora in the 1860s. It is one of the 637 thirteeners (peaks over 13,000 ft elevation) in the state of Colorado and lies along the Continental Divide Trail. Parry Peak is also the highest peak of the James Group of the Front Range of Colorado.

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Wikidata Q2054108, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4076 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.83804, -105.71334

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Bancroft: 0.7 mi
  • Mount Eva: 0.8 mi
  • James Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Witter Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Haystack Mountain: 2.3 mi
Attractions
  • The Mailbox: 2.7 mi
  • Alpine Slide: 4.3 mi
  • High Country Stampede Rodeo: 9.7 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.1 mi
  • Peak-to-Peak Highway: 10.2 mi
Parks
  • P.A.W. Educational Site for Universal Design: 5.4 mi
  • Theobald Park: 5.6 mi
  • Minton Park: 5.8 mi
  • Clear Creek Whitewater Park: 6.6 mi
  • Hideaway Park: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 51
Historic sites: 17
Artworks: 16
Museums: 16
Picnic sites: 14
  • Rose Crown: 3.5 mi
  • Fox Den: 3.6 mi
  • Clear Creek Picnic Site: 5.3 mi
  • Chicago Forks Picnic Ground: 12.0 mi
  • Ponder Point Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Nature reserves: 4
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Parry Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bard PeakSSW 211°4,159 m9.4 mi
Engelmann PeakSW 216°4,077 m7.9 mi
James PeakNE 52°4,056 m1.6 mi
Mount BancroftE 93°4,039 m0.7 mi
Mount EvaSSW 201°4,002 m0.8 mi
Mount FloraSSW 208°4,001 m2.6 mi
Robeson PeakSW 214°3,994 m8.7 mi
Vasquez PeakWSW 249°3,944 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3519:5520:35
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2215:5916:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151827354553575649382515
Precip in1.91.41.82.01.31.21.91.71.61.61.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fraser, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358916919

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