Parkview Mountain | |
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The mountain, viewed from State Highway 125, also showing damage from the 2020 East Troublesome Fire | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,301 ft (3,749 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 2,676 ft (816 m)[3] |
Isolation | 10.91 mi (17.56 km)[3] |
Listing | Colorado prominent summits Colorado range high points |
Coordinates | 40°19′49″N 106°08′11″W / 40.3303237°N 106.1362661°W / 40.3303237; -106.1362661[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Grand and Jackson counties, Colorado, U.S.[4] |
Parent range | Highest summit of the Rabbit Ears Range[3] |
Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map Parkview Mountain, Colorado[1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | hike |
Parkview Mountain is the highest summit of the Rabbit Ears Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The mountain is on the Continental Divide in Routt National Forest about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Willow Creek Pass.
From the summit a climber can see both Middle Park to the south and North Park to the North, hence the name of the Peak.
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